Supreme Court puts Big Brother on trial — and your privacy on the line
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of geofence warrants, which allow law enforcement to obtain location data from tech companies for devices in a specific area during a certain time, raising concerns about privacy and Fourth Amendment protections. The case, Chatrie v. United States, stems from a 2019 bank robbery in Virginia where police used a geofence warrant to identify the suspect through Google's location data. Advocacy groups across the political spectrum argue such warrants resemble the broad, invasive searches the Constitution was meant to prohibit, while the justices appear more focused on regulating their use than banning them outright.
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Betsy McCaughey Opinion Supreme Court puts Big Brother on trial — and your privacy on the line By Betsy McCaughey Published May 1, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET Your location is recorded wherever you go -- by phone technology, license-plate readers, Uber transactions and cameras everywhere. Gabriella Bass “Big Brother is watching you” is no longer a fictional admonition. Your location is recorded wherever you go — by phone technology, license-plate readers, Uber transactions and cameras everywhere. That puts evidence of your personal movements in the hands of tech companies you may never even have heard of.
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