"Law enforcement is increasingly demanding that tech companies hand over sensitive phone location data on people at or near a site where a suspected crime occurred, compelling them to provide data on every electronic device in a particular place at a given time."
"Privacy advocates and some legal experts view geofence searches as a dragnet that sweeps up innocent bystanders, questioning whether individuals should be subjected to law enforcement investigations based solely on their proximity to a crime."
The US Supreme Court is reviewing the case Chatrie v United States, which questions the legality of geofence warrants used by law enforcement to access smartphone location data. Okello Chatrie's location data was used to convict him of armed robbery. His lawyers argue that the evidence should be inadmissible due to privacy violations. The US Department of Justice claims there is no expectation of privacy for public actions. Privacy advocates warn that these warrants can unjustly target innocent individuals near crime scenes.
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