The government cannot track a person’s location using cell phone towers unless it has a warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 22 in Carpenter v. United States. Timothy Carpenter, a suspect in a string of armed robberies in Detroit, was not arrested until his cell phone provider agreed to turn over to police […]
![Supreme Court inches toward more cell phone privacy protection Libertarians advocate individual privacy and government transparency. We are committed to ending government’s practice of spying on everyone. We support the rights recognized by the Fourth Amendment to be secure in our persons, homes, property, and communications. Protection from unreasonable search and seizure should include records held by third parties, such as email, medical, and library records.](https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lp_platform_1-3_privacy_feature-100x100.png)