Saturday, June 23, 2018

Cell Phone Privacy

The Supreme Court has ruled that police must have a warrant to track cell phone locations. This is a very important step in the right direction for personal privacy when everyone has a cellphone in their pocket. Prior to this decision, police only had to say they were seeking relevant information if they had to get permission at all as seen in this quote, "They got a court order that just said they were seeking relevant information. That's all you had to show. And today the Supreme Court said, no, you have to get a warrant for that to show probable cause." The need for police to do their job is an absolute necessity for society to function safely but not at the expense of privacy. The decision exemplifies that. 
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