Who's on First? Another Ruling on Warrantless Cellphone Tracking

On Tuesday, another court handed down an opinion on the now hopelessly confused issue of privacy of cellphone tracking data. This time it was the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit with a decision which gives law enforcement officials the ability to search a suspect's record of whereabouts without a warrant. Expanded information about this case, and others which have been offered on this site over the past 18 months is provided below.

Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Is Upheld

(New York Times, July 30, 2013)

Montana Has Nation's First Cell Phone Tracking Law

(EPC Updates, July 11, 2013)

New Cell Phone Cases - The Location Tracking Mess Continues

(EPC Updates, September 26, 2012)

The Location Tracking Mess - 7th Circuit Allows Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones

(EPC Updates, March 10, 2012)

Comment: The nation now has a hodge-podge legal view of cellphone location tracking determined by, ironically, the location of the case. Ultimately, the only way this thing is going to get sorted out is in the U.S. Supreme Court.