CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A landmark Supreme Court ruling says police must obtain a warrant to access cellphone location history from tech providers, setting a precedent that puts other police surveillance tools under the legal microscope.
The case started after a 2019 Virginia bank robbery. When police hit a dead end, they turned to Google, pulling location data on everyone near the scene.
The Supreme Court said that data, even when shared with tech companies, is still protected by the Fourth Amendment and requires a warrant…