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Supreme Court Curbs Geofence Warrants in Landmark Privacy Ruling

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Ars Technica AI ·

The Supreme Court ruled that geofence warrants are presumptively invalid under the Fourth Amendment, requiring police to obtain more targeted warrants. The decision limits law enforcement's ability to demand location data from tech companies for all devices in a given area. While not an outright ban, the ruling significantly restricts a controversial surveillance tool used in thousands of cases.

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The ruling stops short of declaring geofence warrants unconstitutional, leaving room for future challenges and potential legislative action on digital privacy.
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