June 25, 201412 yr WASHINGTON —- Cellphones and smartphones generally cannot be searched by police without a warrant during arrests, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in a major victory for privacy rights. Ruling on two cases from California and Massachusetts, the justices acknowledged both a right to privacy and a need to investigate crimes. But they came down squarely on the side of privacy rights. "We cannot deny that our decision today will have an impact on the ability of law enforcement to combat crime," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court. "Privacy comes at a cost." Supreme Court limits police searches of cellphones
June 25, 201412 yr I agree with this ruling by the high court. Anyone? Completely agree. A person's arrest/detainment shouldn't automatically give the officers the right to search emails, texts etc. just because they are contained on the suspect's cell phone. They would need a warrant to get that information under normal circumstances. The fact that it is contained on a portable device should not change that.
June 25, 201412 yr Agree also. Of course, this coming from someone that thinks The Patriot Act is blasphemy.
June 25, 201412 yr As one of the long-time BGPers condemning the government's/police desire to search without cause I obviously agree with this. My guess is there are many on here who will think (and maybe post) that "hey, if you don't have anything to hide....." which I get a lot in response to my belief that the DUI checkpoints are illegal.
June 25, 201412 yr Hey if you don't have anything to hide...just kidding I have no issue with this either. If an officer wants to see it he can submit a request for a warrant to a judge and get proper approval. Did everyone know that Judges in Kentucky have an App for that, they can approve warrants via an app on their phone now?
June 25, 201412 yr Hey if you don't have anything to hide...just kidding I have no issue with this either. If an officer wants to see it he can submit a request for a warrant to a judge and get proper approval. Did everyone know that Judges in Kentucky have an App for that, they can approve warrants via an app on their phone now? Pretty cool. Good to see them taking advantage of advances in technology.
June 25, 201412 yr Police don't need a warrant..... If they have consent from the owner. The only reason this is news to me is because I thought this was the case already. Apparently I was wrong.
June 25, 201412 yr Hey if you don't have anything to hide...just kidding I have no issue with this either. If an officer wants to see it he can submit a request for a warrant to a judge and get proper approval. Did everyone know that Judges in Kentucky have an App for that, they can approve warrants via an app on their phone now? I had no idea, good info. But then again, I don't have anything to hide.
June 25, 201412 yr I agree with the ruling. Doesn't matter though. The NSA already has access to our cellphones anyways.
June 25, 201412 yr As one of the long-time BGPers condemning the government's/police desire to search without cause I obviously agree with this. My guess is there are many on here who will think (and maybe post) that "hey, if you don't have anything to hide....." which I get a lot in response to my belief that the DUI checkpoints are illegal. Not really worried about DUI checkpoints (although Texans vehemently oppose them and they aren't something that's really caught on here), but to anyone who says, "if you don't have anything to hide" to things like cell phone searches, the NSA, etc., I say, "if you have nothing to hide, give me your username and password to your online banking site".
June 25, 201412 yr Not really worried about DUI checkpoints (although Texans vehemently oppose them and they aren't something that's really caught on here), but to anyone who says, "if you don't have anything to hide" to things like cell phone searches, the NSA, etc., I say, "if you have nothing to hide, give me your username and password to your online banking site". How is a DUI checkpoint different in your mind?
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