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Use of Google location data in robbery arrest was constitutional, US appeals court rules in first geofencing decision

By Mike Swift ( July 9, 2024, 22:40 GMT | Insight) -- In the first ruling by a US appeals court on the privacy limits around "geofencing" data, a sharply split three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that an admitted Virginia bank robber surrendered his expectation of privacy by voluntarily allowing Google to track the location history of his smartphone, providing data that led to his arrest. In a strongly worded dissent, however, one judge warned that the majority opinion limiting Fourth Amendment protections could fundamentally alter the relationship between citizens and the government.In the first ruling by a US appeals court about the controversial practice of “geofencing,” a split three-judge panel today said that a Virginia bank robber's constitutional privacy rights weren't violated when Google was compelled to turned over the precise location data of its users near the crime....

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