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Supreme Court justices skeptically question both sides in geofence surveillance case

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Feed Name: CyberScoop

Date Published: 2026-04-27

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

Author: Tim Starks

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The article reports on Supreme Court oral arguments in Chatrie v. United States about whether geofence warrants—requests for location data from providers like Google to identify devices in a place and time—violate the Fourth Amendment; justices from both conservative and liberal wings questioned limits on bulk location data collection, third‑party doctrine implications, and whether such warrants must be narrowly tailored in time and space. Experts and privacy advocates weighed in on potential outcomes and stakes for digital privacy, and a ruling is expected in the summer.

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