http://www.policymic.com/articles/57815/a-u-s-federal-court-just-gave-the-government-the-power-to-track-you-without-a-warrant
In a benchmark ruling earlier this week, the United States Appellate Court for the Fifth Circuit expressly stated that federal authorities and agents have the legal power to track the movements of cellphone users without a warrant. Their flawed decision has set a very alarming and perilous precedent, opening the floodgates to what will be the biggest threat to our basic civil liberties in the 21st century.
The decision allows for the warrantless access to cell phone location records for law enforcement officials. The court concluded that since "cell site data are business records," the Fourth Amendment offers no protection to the individual from government inspection of cellular location data.The case affirmed the concerns of many Americans and global privacy rights advocates about government infringement into individual's personal spheres, as the decision supports the National Security Agency’s (NSA) indiscriminate collection of metadata: they both incorporate the collection of "business records."
i understand this to be a tool to better identify enemies, i also understand the concern of privacy rights which btw are going the way of all our rights of late. is this what we asked for better protection against those who would harm us if so then relinquishing that privacy thing is part o f the price.
i know that innocent references on the phone can be misinterpreted and could lead to the embarrassment of investigation or arrest that i think is more of a concern, most who are not terrorist or crooks are the ones that more likely would fall into that jackpot. don't know a percentage but i would think it small those who are not doing wrong what the fuss?
Some states have refused to wait for the courts' rulings on these issues and have passed legislation demanding warrants for the collection of this data. Montana was the first to signinto law the obtainment of a warrant as a prerequisite for amassing user cellphone data andCalifornia, Maine, Massachusetts, and Texas are seeking similar legislation.While some legislators are working to proactively combat warrantless government surveillance, there are still many constitutional questions not adequately addressed by the Fifth Circuit Court and even more questions raised by its ruling.
freedom is not free and never has been, it's an illusion that those who control to keep us thinking that freedom is do to them, then they bring God into it calling them ":God given rights", Gods rights include the entire world population theirs just means them. recognize
