Article 1FYGK No warrant is needed to get your phone's location data, U.S. appeals court rules

No warrant is needed to get your phone's location data, U.S. appeals court rules

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Xeni Jardin
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In a major blow to security and privacy advocates, a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that police don't have to have a warrant to obtain your cellphone location data. The ruling means that in America, you have zero expectation of privacy over the historical location data generated by your cell phone.

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