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Supreme Court says police can’t freely access cellphone location history

Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people don't forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google's location history.

Supreme Court says police can’t freely access cellphone location history

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Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people don't forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google's location history.

(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) – The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was...

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Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people don't forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google's location history. (AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) – The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.

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(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) – The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.

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