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Feds Push For Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

Posted by timothy on from the unless-you-are-in-favor-of-child-abduction dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An article at CNET is reporting on the Obama administration's push for warrantless tracking of the location of cell phones (Verizon Wireless stores location data for one year, for instance). The Justice Department says no warrant is necessary: 'Because wireless carriers regularly generate and retain the records at issue, and because these records provide only a very general indication of a user's whereabouts at certain times in the past, the requested cell-site records do not implicate a Fourth Amendment privacy interest.'"

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  1. Well, in fairness by drDugan · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you don't want anyone to know where you are, you shouldn't go there.

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    1. Re:Well, in fairness by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

      by Shotgun (30919) writes: Alter Relationship on Thursday February 11, @03:50PM (#31104624)

      Dude, I'm a huge fan! I loved your work in Doom 2! And you got totally screwed for the "Best Supporting Actor" award for your role in Army of Darkness.

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