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Judge denies Feds' cell-phone tracking request, in first case of its kind [priv]
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:17:01 -0300
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5846037.html"Police blotter" is a weekly report on the intersection of technology and the law. This episode: Feds' location-tracking rebuffed.
What: In the first case of its kind, a federal judge chastises the U.S. Department of Justice for trying to constantly track a cell phone user's location without providing any proof of criminal behavior.
When: Decided Aug. 25 by U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein in Central Islip, N.Y.
Outcome: Justice Department's Patriot Act surveillance request was denied. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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