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Oct. 10, 2008
A Towering Decision On Privacy
A federal court recently affirmed that cellular phone location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment, which requires that the government show probable cause to seize records that contain such data, writes Stefano Quintini. - Focus Column
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By Stefano Quintini On Sept. 10, 2008, the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania affirmed that cellular phone location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment, which requires that the government show probable cause to seize records that contain such data. Earlier this year, on Feb. 22, a magistrate judge had denied an ex parte application filed by the government for an order directing a cellular phone se...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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