techdirt: Prosecutors Argue Cell Site Location Data Is Something Every User Shares With ‘The Rest Of The World’

techdirt: Prosecutors Argue Cell Site Location Data Is Something Every User Shares With ‘The Rest Of The World’ by Tim Cushing:

The state of Maryland’s defense of the Baltimore PD’s warrantless use of Stingray devices continues, taking the form of a series of motions unofficially titled Things People Should Know About Their Cell Phones.

The last brief it filed in this criminal prosecution claimed “everyone knows” phones generate location data, therefore there’s no expectation of privacy in this information. As commenters pointed out, people may know lots of stuff about records they’re generating, but that doesn’t mean law enforcement should have warrantless access to those records.

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