Supreme Court Law Ruling Sets New Precedent for Digital Privacy Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A landmark Supreme Court decision issued this morning has fundamentally altered the legal landscape surrounding digital privacy, introducing a new constitutional precedent that requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing most personal electronic data. The 6-3 ruling, stemming from the case of Carpenter v. United States, establishes that the government’s collection of cellphone location records constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. That new law on data access virtually guarantees that future court cases will focus on expanding these protections to email content and browsing histories, according to legal analysts.