The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone location history, which is protected under the Fourth Amendment.

The Supreme Court ruled today against #geofence warrants, saying that Americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone location history. This book excerpt explores the case in question and the surveillance technology behind it. https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-surveillance

In major #privacy win, #SupremeCourt rules #geofence #warrants are protected by privacy rights In the 6-3 ruling, #SCOTUS said that “an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in his cell-phone #location information.” According to the court, that means people have privacy rights when it comes to the location history collected by their phones, as well as the services and apps running on them. #4thAmendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/in-major-privacy-win-supreme-court-rules-geofence-warrants-are-protected-by-privacy-rights/