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Supreme Court Rules that Warrant is Needed to Access Cell Tower Records

posted by janrinok on Saturday June 23 2018, @11:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the only-got-to-ask dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

The Supreme Court on Friday put new restraints on law enforcement's access to the ever-increasing amount of private information about Americans available in the digital age.

In the specific case before the court, the justices ruled that authorities generally must obtain a warrant to gain access to cell-tower records that can provide a virtual timeline and map of a person's whereabouts.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the 5 to 4 decision, in which he was joined by the court's liberal members. Each of the dissenting conservatives wrote separate opinions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rules-that-warrant-is-needed-to-access-cell-tower-records/2018/06/22/4f85a804-761e-11e8-805c-4b67019fcfe4_story.html?utm_term=.a83a00384150

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:13PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:13PM (#697347)

    Doctors also keep extensive records, but we have the concept of patient doctor confidentiality. Photographers require a model consent form even though the photographer holds the copyright on the photo.

    The problem is that the businesses are in bed with government so we end up with "We'll let you monetize the money you collected on other people if you let us have it for free whenever the whim strikes us."

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:58PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:58PM (#697366)

    "We'll let you monetize the money you collected on other people if you let us have it for free whenever the whim strikes us."

    Dammit, that should be "...the data you collected..."