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February 11, 2010

Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in Cell-Phone Tracking Case
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A federal appeals court in Philadelphia is expected to hear arguments
tomorrow in a case challenging the constitutionality of the US
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 Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU have
filed suit to block the tracking, saying it violates privacy rights.



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