GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 11:32 AM
- Online news: World
A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.
A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.
The top US court ruled 9-0 in January that police violated the rights of a suspected drug dealer when they placed a GPS, or Global Positioning System, tracking device on his vehicle without a warrant and followed his movements.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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