{"id":60419,"date":"2025-03-13T01:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T06:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=60419"},"modified":"2025-03-13T01:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T06:52:21","slug":"techdirt-appeals-court-plain-view-also-includes-using-iphone-camera-options-to-see-through-tinted-car-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=60419","title":{"rendered":"techdirt: Appeals Court: \u2018Plain View\u201d Also Includes Using iPhone Camera Options To See Through Tinted Car Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

techdirt: Appeals Court: \u2018Plain View\u201d Also Includes Using iPhone Camera Options To See Through Tinted Car Windows<\/a> by Tim Cushing (my post here<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As tech advances, the law mutates. In some cases (Riley, Carpenter) we get more protections. In other cases, we get fewer protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case dates back to 2022. Christopher Poller was a suspect Waterbury, Connecticut police officers were seeking to arrest. While surveilling his residence, officers approached his parked car. Poller wasn\u2019t in it at the time, but it was parked on the public street. Other officers approached Poller\u2019s home to arrest him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No officer had a warrant to search Poller\u2019s car, but since it was parked on the street, they didn\u2019t need one to look through the windows to see if they could spot any contraband. The problem here, though, was that the car\u2019s windows were tinted, making it extremely difficult to see anything in \u201cplain view\u201d that could be used to support a deeper search or additional criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, one officer knew a neat little trick to get around window tint \u2014 his iPhone\u2019s camera. The enhancements meant to create better, clearer photos also allowed the officer to, effectively, bypass the tint and see the car\u2019s contents. Here\u2019s what that looked like in action, as pictured in the lower court\u2019s decision: \u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A flashlight could be used. When SCOTUS decided that, cell phone cameras with a flashlight didn’t exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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