Don’t Want the Government Tracking You? Turn Your Phone Off
A federal magistrate judge in New York recently ruled that cell phone
location data deserves no protection under the Fourth Amendment and that
accordingly, the government can engage in real-time location
surveillance without a search warrant. In an opinion straight from the
Twilight Zone, magistrate judge Gary Brown ruled two weeks ago that
“cell phone users who fail to turn off their cell phones do not exhibit
an expectation of privacy.” (more)