Cidersomerset
26th January 2013, 00:16
Another surveylance story !
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Published on 25 Jan 2013
Here at RT America we have reported on how the US government and select law
enforcement agencies are using the technology known as "Stingray" to track suspected
terrorists every move, but according to reports, the Los Angeles Police Department is
using the technology to not only fight terrorism but to crackdown on daily crime. RT's
Ramon Galindo explores the possible violations of privacy rights.
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Government
Is Warrantless Tracking of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional?
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cellphone-Tower.jpg
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled in a precedent-setting case that using a GPS
tracking device on a vehicle without a warrant constituted a search and therefore
violated the Fourth Amendment. Now, the same defendant is seeking to have a similar
precedent set for warrantless tracking of cellphone data based on cell tower location.
In January, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the United States v. Antoine Jones
that use of a GPS device required a warrant, although the reasoning among the justices
differed. At the time, the Blaze spoke with Greg Nojeim, director of the Center for
Democracy and Technology’s project on freedom, security and technology, who said he
believed this ruling opened the door for discussion on warrantless cellphone tracking as
well — and it has. Wired reports on Friday in a pre-trail of a retrial for Jones, defense
attorney Eduardo Balarezo said the government is seeking to use cellphone tracking as
a replacement for what it can’t do now with GPS tracking. Balrezo said:
The government has produced material obtained through court orders for the relevant
cellular telephone numbers. Upon information and belief, now that the illegally obtained
GPS data cannot be used as evidence in this case, the government will seek to
introduce cell site data in its place in an attempt to demonstrate Mr. Jones’ movements
and whereabouts during relevant times. Mr. Jones submits that the government
obtained the cell site data in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States
Constitution and therefore it must be suppressed.
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cellphone-triangulation_IntoMobile.com_.jpg
Earlier this year, Vice President of Public Policy for the CDT Jim Dempsey explained how
cellphone tower tracking worked, saying that cell companies collect information about
every seven seconds from the cell tower you’re connecting to. This information
therefore pins a location pretty close to where you are. It’s not as accurate as GPS
tracking but relatively close. Dempsey also explained how cell towers could potentially
become even more pervasive:
Imagine you had poor cell service in your house, Dempsey said providing an example.
You could essentially get a tower put in your house; almost every floor of office
buildings have their own cell tower now for good service. Now you have a precise
location of inside your home, Dempsey said, where you and anyone who visits you and
uses their cellphone can be picked up as data by the cell company, which doesn’t
require a warrant for information.
Read more..
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/04/02/is-warrantless-tracking-of-cell-tower-data-as-unconstitutional/
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Published on 25 Jan 2013
Here at RT America we have reported on how the US government and select law
enforcement agencies are using the technology known as "Stingray" to track suspected
terrorists every move, but according to reports, the Los Angeles Police Department is
using the technology to not only fight terrorism but to crackdown on daily crime. RT's
Ramon Galindo explores the possible violations of privacy rights.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Government
Is Warrantless Tracking of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional?
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cellphone-Tower.jpg
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled in a precedent-setting case that using a GPS
tracking device on a vehicle without a warrant constituted a search and therefore
violated the Fourth Amendment. Now, the same defendant is seeking to have a similar
precedent set for warrantless tracking of cellphone data based on cell tower location.
In January, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the United States v. Antoine Jones
that use of a GPS device required a warrant, although the reasoning among the justices
differed. At the time, the Blaze spoke with Greg Nojeim, director of the Center for
Democracy and Technology’s project on freedom, security and technology, who said he
believed this ruling opened the door for discussion on warrantless cellphone tracking as
well — and it has. Wired reports on Friday in a pre-trail of a retrial for Jones, defense
attorney Eduardo Balarezo said the government is seeking to use cellphone tracking as
a replacement for what it can’t do now with GPS tracking. Balrezo said:
The government has produced material obtained through court orders for the relevant
cellular telephone numbers. Upon information and belief, now that the illegally obtained
GPS data cannot be used as evidence in this case, the government will seek to
introduce cell site data in its place in an attempt to demonstrate Mr. Jones’ movements
and whereabouts during relevant times. Mr. Jones submits that the government
obtained the cell site data in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States
Constitution and therefore it must be suppressed.
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cellphone-triangulation_IntoMobile.com_.jpg
Earlier this year, Vice President of Public Policy for the CDT Jim Dempsey explained how
cellphone tower tracking worked, saying that cell companies collect information about
every seven seconds from the cell tower you’re connecting to. This information
therefore pins a location pretty close to where you are. It’s not as accurate as GPS
tracking but relatively close. Dempsey also explained how cell towers could potentially
become even more pervasive:
Imagine you had poor cell service in your house, Dempsey said providing an example.
You could essentially get a tower put in your house; almost every floor of office
buildings have their own cell tower now for good service. Now you have a precise
location of inside your home, Dempsey said, where you and anyone who visits you and
uses their cellphone can be picked up as data by the cell company, which doesn’t
require a warrant for information.
Read more..
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/04/02/is-warrantless-tracking-of-cell-tower-data-as-unconstitutional/