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Supreme Court Rules Warrants Needed for GPS Monitoring

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-your-paperwork-in-order dept.

gambit3 writes "The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the case of Washington, D.C. nightclub owner Antoine Jones, saying police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. A federal appeals court in Washington overturned his drug conspiracy conviction because police did not have a warrant when they installed a GPS device on his vehicle and then tracked his movements for a month."

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  1. cookie by vlm · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cookies should require warrants.

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    "Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
  2. Looks like the terrorists have won by jmcbain · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about. In this post-9/11 world, we must give up some of our rights to enjoy freedom. By allowing this so-called right not to have GPS attached to a car, the liberal Supreme Court has allowed terrorists to step one inch closer to Lady Liberty.

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