U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 10, 2011
High court weighs warantless use of GPS
In what could be a bellwether case for privacy protections in the digital age, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether police need a warrant to track a suspect with a GPS device.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In what could be a bellwether case for privacy protections in the digital age, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether police need a warrant to track a suspect with a GPS device.
A majority of the justices appeared disturbed by the intrusive power of GPS trackers and other emerging technology, with some referencing nightmare scenarios of Big Brother-style surveillance. Yet ...
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