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5. In the case of geofencing I think a warrant is required....

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:22 PM

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....to the tellcom operator, not with regard to a specific individual.

And, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't geofencing used to prosecute the Jan 6 insurrectionists? Maybe not the "protest" you were thinking about.

And, of course, they can already ID you with video of the protest....and they can scrape the video off of you tube, no warrant required.

If you are going to be out in public you really should have no expectation of privacy. Especially if you are continuously broadcasting your exact location to a third party which is subject to warrants. If you are that worried about it, leave your cell phone at home. And wear a mask.

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Honestly it's not much different than the police obtaining security camera recording from surrounding businesses. cstanleytech Saturday #1

Exactly! Very good analogy! reACTIONary Saturday #2

And if they used it to identify all of us at a particular protest? JMCKUSICK Saturday #3

In the case of geofencing I think a warrant is required.... reACTIONary Saturday #5

There's one very profound difference, JMCKUSICK Saturday #4

A land line.... reACTIONary Saturday #6

"A land line........ doesn't tell anyone if you are home or not" BumRushDaShow Sunday #11

think of it like this. cstanleytech Saturday #7

Agreed. reACTIONary Saturday #9

Next item for police...like ice.. 3825-87867 Saturday #8

The case at hand is limited to information about pings to a cell tower.... reACTIONary Saturday #10

Even if... 2naSalit Sunday #12

If SCOTUS rules against it... reACTIONary Sunday #14

Okay, let's hold on the rest of this story and ask one very important question. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #13

One thing we have going for us is that... reACTIONary Sunday #15

How did he get $195,000 out of a teller station? I thought they only had 2K or so ready Bengus81 Sunday #16

So, this happened a few decades ago. OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #17