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Criminal

Jul. 20, 2012

Cell phone privacy expectations donÂ’t always mesh with rulings

Recent UC Berkeley School of Law research found that a vast majority of Americans consider their cellphones to be private, revealing what level of privacy protections people expect for the ubiquitous, information-rich devices.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Recent UC Berkeley School of Law research found that a vast majority of Americans consider their cellphones to be private, revealing what level of privacy protections people expect for the ubiquitous, information-rich devices.


Three in four people surveyed said they believe information on their cellphones to be at least as private as their home computers and that police should need a co...

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