March 3rd, 2009

Police use of warrantless GPS tracking challenged

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Police should be required to get a search warrant before placing GPS tracking devices on vehicles belonging to criminal suspects, privacy and civil liberties groups argued in court papers Tuesday.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a brief in the federal appeals court in Washington on behalf of Antoine Jones of Waldorf, Md.

Related Issues: Privacy

Related Cases: US v Jones

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