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By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday October 1, 2014 8:59 pm
A federal appeals court ruled that law enforcement does not need to get a warrant in order to legally use evidence obtained from surveillance in a criminal case. The court also effectively endorsed consultation among officials in the executive branch instead of going to a judge for a warrant as “good faith” conduct. In 2010, [...]
5 Comments Tags: Surveillance, FBI, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, GPS Tracking, Court Decision, Third Circuit	Justice Department Can Keep GPS Location Tracking Memos Secret, Court Rules
1 Comment Tags: ACLU, Secrecy, Justice Department, Privacy, FOIA, GPS Tracking	Federal Appeals Court: Police May Not Conduct Warrantless GPS Searches
A federal appeals court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant in a case involving a “slap-on” GPS tracking device, where defendants had argued they were victims of searches that violated their privacy rights. The court found the attachment of a GPS tracking device to a defendant’s van was not excused by the argument [...]
8 Comments Tags: GPS Tracking	Federal Appeals Court Hears Argument on Warrantless GPS Tracking
11 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, FBI, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, Robert Mueller, GPS, Stephen Breyer	Court: Absent ‘Physical Intrusion,’ Warrantless GPS Tracking Legal
14 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, DEA, Sixth Circuit	US Law Enforcement’s Explosion in Cell Phone Surveillance
4 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, New York Times, GPS Tracking, Location Tracking, Eric Lichtblau, Al Franken, Chris Calabrese, Ed Markey	FBI Chief’s Problem with Needing Warrants for GPS Tracking
12 Comments Tags: War on Terrorism, FBI, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, Robert Mueller	ACLU’s New Project to Uncover Details on Law Enforcement Use of Location Tracking
Map of ACLU Affiliates that filed FOI requests (photo: ACLU ) The ACLU has launched a massive effort with more than thirty of its state affiliates to uncover just how law enforcement agencies, large and small, are using cell phone location data to track Americans. The national organization and its affiliates submitted 379 requests through [...]
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GPS Tracking | The Dissenter
Home My FDL Firedoglake News Book Salon FDL Action Elections Just Say Now Bytegeist Justice For All Arts & Culture Federal Appeals Court Rules Evidence from Warrantless GPS Tracking Does Not Have to Be Suppressed
By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday October 1, 2014 8:59 pm
A federal appeals court ruled that law enforcement does not need to get a warrant in order to legally use evidence obtained from surveillance in a criminal case. The court also effectively endorsed consultation among officials in the executive branch instead of going to a judge for a warrant as “good faith” conduct. In 2010, [...]
5 Comments Tags: Surveillance, FBI, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, GPS Tracking, Court Decision, Third Circuit	Justice Department Can Keep GPS Location Tracking Memos Secret, Court Rules
1 Comment Tags: ACLU, Secrecy, Justice Department, Privacy, FOIA, GPS Tracking	Federal Appeals Court: Police May Not Conduct Warrantless GPS Searches
A federal appeals court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant in a case involving a “slap-on” GPS tracking device, where defendants had argued they were victims of searches that violated their privacy rights. The court found the attachment of a GPS tracking device to a defendant’s van was not excused by the argument [...]
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S Tracking	Federal Appeals Court Hears Argument on Warrantless GPS Tracking
11 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, FBI, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, Robert Mueller, GPS, Stephen Breyer	Court: Absent ‘Physical Intrusion,’ Warrantless GPS Tracking Legal
14 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, DEA, Sixth Circuit	US Law Enforcement’s Explosion in Cell Phone Surveillance
4 Comments Tags: Surveillance, ACLU, New York Times, GPS Tracking, Location Tracking, Eric Lichtblau, Al Franken, Chris Calabrese, Ed Markey	FBI Chief’s Problem with Needing Warrants for GPS Tracking
12 Comments Tags: War on Terrorism, FBI, Privacy, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, GPS Tracking, Robert Mueller	ACLU’s New Project to Uncover Details on Law Enforcement Use of Location Tracking
Map of ACLU Affiliates that filed FOI requests (photo: ACLU ) The ACLU has launched a massive effort with more than thirty of its state affiliates to uncover just how law enforcement agencies, large and small, are using cell phone location data to track Americans. The national organization and its affiliates submitted 379 requests through [...]
9 Comments Tags: ACLU, Freedom of Information, GPS Tracking, Location Tracking	SUPPORT THE DISSENTER	Support Kevin Gosztola'sIndependent Journalism