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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: Geek-9pm on February 13, 2010, 07:51:59 PM
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From http://news.cnet.com/
Justice Dept. defends warrantless cell phone tracking.
In a novel privacy case, Obama administration tells an appeals court that police should be able to learn the locations of mobile devices without a search warrant.
More of the story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10453214-38.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1
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Seems like to me too much abuse would come from this if they were to allow warrentless cell phone tracking.
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Yes, I posted this topic here because it has an impact on anybody using a mobile computer, such as an iPhone. So they could monitor not just your cell phone activity but your computer activity.
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There are cases where warrants would hinder law enforcement so it's a two edged sword.
Think of where tracing a cell phone brought someone home alive rather than dead. Red tape might make stories like that impossible.
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Excellent point !
Still 2 edges however...
There really is no good answer.
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Actually, they do have to get a court order, it's just not called a search warrant, so there are some protections.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002703----000-.html (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002703----000-.html)
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Actually, they do have to get a court order, it's just not called a search warrant, so there are some protections.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002703----000-.html (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002703----000-.html)
I figured there was some hoop to jump through.
In every day life there are those who will abuse the rules, be it a regular citizen or a government official. The trick is keeping it in check and not tapping into grannies email just because her bandwidth jumped up for a few months.