August 5, 201511 yr Appellate court. Heading to the SCOTUS. https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/05/court-rules-warrantless-cell-phone-tracking-violates-fourth-amendment/
August 5, 201511 yr Seems like that should be common sense that you would have to have a warrant to track a phone.
August 5, 201511 yr The Supreme Court inspired little confidence the last time they heard a similar case. Several of the Justices seemed confused about some pretty basic technological things, like what a text message was and how it worked (that it had to be sent across a network and didn't magically appear on someone else's phone). There's been lots of debate about whether your cell signals traveling to cell towers are "yours" and thus "private" or whether they are essentially public.
August 5, 201511 yr The Supreme Court inspired little confidence the last time they heard a similar case. Several of the Justices seemed confused about some pretty basic technological things, like what a text message was and how it worked (that it had to be sent across a network and didn't magically appear on someone else's phone). There's been lots of debate about whether your cell signals traveling to cell towers are "yours" and thus "private" or whether they are essentially public. I think my questions are at this point: Does the SCOTUS have a better understanding of technology now? Couldn't the same lack of privacy apply to landlines? That data travels over cables not owned by the user. Those require warrants.
August 5, 201511 yr Anything transmitted over the web with an http protocol can be captured in the public domain. While many may not trust our government with internet monitoring, I guarantee you the Chinese are monitoring us to a greater extent than NSA. So who would you rather trust with the information?
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