Dossier
cell phone location data
Coverage of cell phone location data in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court rules that broad cell phone location data sweeps require warrants
The Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement must obtain warrants to access broad cell phone location data sweeps. 'Geo-fence warrants' previously allowed authorities to collect this data without identifying a specific suspect.
- Supreme Court considers lawfulness of broad police requests for cell phone location data
The Supreme Court is examining the legality of extensive police requests for cell phone location data. This follows a 2017 ruling requiring warrants for location information from cell phone tower data.