The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on Monday that law enforcement’s use of “geofence” data constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. The ruling effectively ends unauthorized digital dragnets by applying protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
Writing for the majority in Chatrie v. United States , Justice Elena Kagan rejected the government’s long-standing argument that Americans forfeit their constitutional right to privacy simply by turning on their smartphone’s location settings. The decision firmly establishes that the Bill of Rights does not have a digital expiration date and forces federal and local…
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