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December 17, 2010

Appeals Court Rejects Admin on Cell Phone Tracking
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A federal appeals court has overruled the Obama administration’s appeal
of a case challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. government’s use
of cell phone records to track the movements of suspects or persons of
interest in investigations. Investigators have been able to identify an
individual’s movements and locations based on GPS technology in many
cell phones or the nearby phone towers used to beam a given call. The
Third Court of Appeals ruled that warrants may be required earlier this
year, and a full panel reaffirmed the judgment this week.



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