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Submitted by Erudito87 272d ago | news

Appeals Court OKs Warrantless, Real-Time Mobile Phone Tracking

wired.com: A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the authorities do not need a probable-cause warrant to track a suspect’s every move via GPS signals from a suspect’s mobile phone.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling 2-1, upheld a 20-year term for a drug courier nabbed with 1,100 pounds of marijuana in a motorhome camper the authorities tracked via his mobile phone pinging cell towers from Arizona to a Texas truck stop. (Gadgets, Industry, Phones, Services)

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