Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects
The Supreme Court is considering the legality of geofence warrants, which allow law enforcement to collect cell location data from individuals near crime scenes to identify suspects. The case stems from a 2019 robbery in Virginia where police used such a warrant to gather data from cellphone users in the vicinity. The justices are weighing privacy concerns against law enforcement's investigative needs in the digital age.
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