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Digital Fences and Privacy: A Supreme Court Test

April 27, 2026

The Supreme Court is now deciding if a modern tracking tool called a geofence warrant crosses a legal line. These warrants let police draw a digital boundary around a crime scene and collect location data from every phone inside—even if those people have nothing to do with the crime. The case starte

technology

Can your phone location history put you at a crime scene without proof?

April 27, 2026

Courts across the U. S. are now debating whether police can use a controversial trick to find suspects. It’s called a geofence warrant—basically a digital dragnet that collects location data from every phone near a crime scene. The Supreme Court will soon decide if this method violates the Fourth Am

crime

Privacy in the Digital Age: Supreme Court Takes on Tech and Crime

January 17, 2026

The Supreme Court has decided to tackle a significant issue: whether police can use tech to track people's phones during investigations. This case, Chatrie v. United States, revolves around a man named Okello T. Chatrie, who is currently in prison for a bank robbery that happened near Richmond, Virg