NewsNBC Bay Area — PoliticsJune 29, 2026California
Supreme Court Rules Warrants Required for Broad Cellphone Location Data
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone location data, limiting the government's ability to use broad 'geofence' warrants to track individuals. The case originated from a bank robbery investigation where police used Google location history to identify suspects near the crime scene.
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This ruling establishes that cellphone users maintain a reasonable expectation of privacy in their location data, requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing such information from third-party providers.
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