Supreme Court says search warrants needed when police use GPS devices to track suspects - The Washington Post
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.
(...) Associate Justice Antonin Scalia said that the government’s installation of a GPS device, and its use to monitor the vehicle’s movements, constitutes a search, meaning that a warrant is required.