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Supreme Court Says Geofence Searches Trigger Fourth Amendment Protections

Americans have a privacy right in smartphone location data.

Mark A. Kellner
Jul 02, 2026
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Mobile phones can record users’ movements. Photo: Kernow Skies / Wikimedia Commons

Police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain a person’s smartphone location data through a geofence warr…

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