In a landmark 6–3 decision in Chatrie v. United States, the US Supreme Court ruled that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy for location data stored by tech companies such as Google and Apple. The ruling means law enforcement generally must obtain a warrant before accessing this information.
The case stems from a 2019 bank robbery investigation that used a geofence warrant to identify devices near the crime scene. Privacy advocates argued that such broad warrants can sweep up data from innocent people. The case will now return to a lower court to determine whether the specific warrant used in the investigation was lawful.
Source: Android Authority
