Obama Administration: Warrantless Cellphone Tracking is OK. NO expectation of privacy

[Cowlesy]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10451518-38.html


Even though police are tapping into the locations of mobile phones thousands of times a year, the legal ground rules remain unclear, and federal privacy laws written a generation ago are ambiguous at best. On Friday, the first federal appeals court to consider the topic will hear oral arguments (PDF) in a case that could establish new standards for locating wireless devices.



In that case, the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their--or at least their cell phones'--whereabouts. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers say that "a customer's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records" that show where a mobile device placed and received calls.


Much more at the link.

[Stary Hickory]

Yeah good ol O administration protecting our civil liberties. isn't nice to feel that hope and change. Now we can wonder who the hell is listening in when we talk on our cell phones. I am tired of the FBI/CIA. it is never enough for them. They would implant tracking chips in the population if they could get away with it.

These agencies need to be reigned in pronto.

[DamianTV]

You beat me to posting the link. I can only think of three words.

PRIVACY DARK AGE

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

You beat me to posting the link. I can only think of three words.

PRIVACY DARK AGE

This is getting worse than the Stamp Act. When will Americans refuse to participate in this lucid nightmare.

[Bruno]

This is change we can believe in folks.

[BuddyRey]

So how do we make sure liberals and civil libertarians find out about this?

[HOLLYWOOD]

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[gls]

So how do we make sure liberals and civil libertarians find out about this?

The vast majority on the left don't care -- if they did Obama wouldn't have gotten the Democratic nomination after voting for the Patriot Act and for illegal NSA wiretaps.

[Stary Hickory]

The vast majority on the left don't care -- if they did Obama wouldn't have gotten the Democratic nomination after voting for the Patriot Act and for illegal NSA wiretaps.

Wuh? Obama vote FOR? the patriot act?

I had not thought that.

[t0rnado]

Civil libertarians have tried to fight this legally, but have failed. The best way to fight this now is to individually try to circumvent this crap. Get prepaid phones, use TOR when browsing the web, use TrueCrypt for encryption, use PGP, Zfone, etc.

[dannno]

Wuh? Obama vote FOR? the patriot act?

I had not thought that.

You hadn't thought much about the false left/right paradigm then.

All the libs around here thought I was insane for talking about Obama being a warhawk and against civil liberties. They wouldn't even listen. It doesn't matter how he votes or what he does, the media is literally a propaganda machine... ALL of it.

You'd think they would think I was sane now.. but no.. most of them are a bunch of sheep like most of the Republicans.

[Dark_Horse_Rider]

Looking forward to dropping cell phone, internet, and cable cable t.v. service.

Good riddance to these companies that let the government do as they please with your personal info.

[awake]

I know this might be like asking a smoker to go cold turkey, but, here goes, get rid of your cell phone.

[Dark_Horse_Rider]

I know this might be like asking a smoker to go cold turkey, but, here goes, get rid of your cell phone.

Truly looking forward to it ! :D