Many Police Departments Engage in Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

Posted by Unknown on Monday April 2, 2012 @08:41AM from the are-they-watching-you? dept.

alphadogg writes with a distressing bit of analysis of the training materials acquired by the ACLU last week. From the article: "Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union. More than 90 law enforcement agencies said they track mobile phones during investigations, but only six reported receiving court-approved warrants after demonstrating that there's probable cause of a crime, according to an ACLU report based on public information requests filed by the group last year." The ACLU has a handy page allowing you to see if your local PD engages in such practices.

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ACLU are pussies by Anonymous Coward · 2012-04-02 08:49 · Score: -1, Flamebait

ACLU are a bunch of whiny pussy fagets. We need to untie the hands of our police officers so they can do they're jobs. How come their the only ones who arent allowed to make the most of todays technology? Gimme a break you fucken ACLU fagets.