James House-Lantto (He/Him)California Court of appeal has held that geofence warrants are unconstitutional
For those who don't know, a Geofence warrant, instead of targeting an individual or location like a traditional warrant, forces a carrier such as google or T-Mobile or some other entity to turn over data from ALL users/devices in a given radius.
First Appellate Court Finds Geofence Warrant Unconstitutional
The California Court of Appeal has held that a geofence warrant seeking information on all devices located within several densely-populated areas in Los Angeles violated the Fourth Amendment. This is the first time an appellate court in the United States has reviewed a geofence warrant. The case is...