“A US Appellate Court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant before collecting cellphone location data, finding that acquiring records of what cell towers a phone connected to and when it was connected to them constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. This ruling, from the 11th Circuit, is in opposition to a ruling made nearly a year ago by a separate appellate court. In its reasoning, the court notes that while the Fourth Amendment has traditionally been applied to property rights, it’s gradually expanded to protect much more, including communications. The court cites a Supreme Court ruling that found that tracking a person using a GPS unit installed in their car requires a warrant.”
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