""Geofence warrants are an unprecedented increase in the government's ability to locate individuals without substantial investigation or investment of resources. They are general warrants - which are prohibited by the Fourth Amendment - because they are devoid of probable cause and particularity.""
"The Fourth Circuit U.S. District Court disagreed with the argument against geofencing, while a similar case in the Fifth Circuit found that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their location history data."
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding geofencing, a method used by law enforcement to access location history data for crime scene investigations. This technique involves drawing a virtual perimeter around a crime scene and obtaining warrants from tech companies to search for individuals present in that area. Opponents claim this violates the Fourth Amendment, as it allows for searches without probable cause. The case, U.S. v. Chatrie, involves conflicting rulings from different circuits regarding privacy expectations in location data.
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