US Supreme Court restricts geofence warrants after Google case; what are they

 The Supreme Court has significantly curbed the use of ‘geofence warrants’ by law enforcement, deeming them a violation of Fourth Amendment privacy rights. This ruling restricts police from accessing vast location data from tech companies to identify individuals near crime scenes. The court emphasized that automated tracking of millions, even with data held by third parties, requires constitutional safeguards against unreasonable searches, impacting a tool widely used by detectives. The Supreme Court has significantly curbed the use of ‘geofence warrants’ by law enforcement, deeming them a violation of Fourth Amendment privacy rights. This ruling restricts police from accessing vast location data from tech companies to identify individuals near crime scenes. The court emphasized that automated tracking of millions, even with data held by third parties, requires constitutional safeguards against unreasonable searches, impacting a tool widely used by detectives.