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Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants

24 points by CharlesW

by axus

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"... the Court carefully set the stage for its planned performance: striking a pose as a great champion of privacy in the digital age. I cannot support this irresponsible escapade".
Justices Alito and Thomas finding personal liberty "irresponsible", classic.

by iamnothere

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Great news! Lots of small wins lately, people who care about privacy should feel encouraged and energized. Victory isn’t impossible. Keep pushing for the big wins.

by smalltorch

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This is good and begs the question; why can the police make broad searches on flock systems right now on anybody who may have been in the vicinity of a crime that took place without warrants?
It's the same thing

by ChrisArchitect

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by DivingForGold

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This data sure would have helped identify who stole >$1,000 worth of copper wiring from my company in a very difficult hillside area where few would have had any business in that area, late at night. Of course the crooks would have had to have android cellphones switched on and on their persons.
Perhaps this will lead to private security firms having devices similar to "stingers' (cell-site simulator or IMSI catcher) on site at high risk construction sites to gather data 24/7, the data only to be given to police in case of a crime.