SUPREME COURT - Digital Privacy Case

aka Law Catches Up to the Digital Age

"What the Supreme Court’s cellphone location data ruling could mean for your digital privacy" PBS NewsHour 6/22/2018

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that police generally need a search warrant to track a suspect's movement through cellphone records -- a limited victory for privacy advocates.  That decision stems from a string of Radio Shack robberies, and the use of data that helped lead to arrests and convictions.  Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the case.

U.S. SUPREME COURT - Digital Privacy

"Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact" PBS NewsHour 11/29/2017

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SUMMARY:  A Supreme Court case centering around a piece of technology that most of us have in hand's reach has the potential to transform privacy law in the digital age.  John Yang sits down with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal to explain the details and the potential effects of the case.