There's a feature hidden away in the settings of home security systems and smart device apps that doesn't get nearly enough attention. It's called geofencing, and it does way more than track your ...

Currently there are dueling circuit court opinions on geofencing and the constitutionality of this investigative tool. This conflict presents an opportunity to redefine two fundamental issues of ...

In March 2022, I had a long post on the district court's ruling in United States v. Chatrie, the first federal district court ruling on geofence warrants and the Fourth Amendment. Today the Fourth ...

The FBI’s biggest-ever investigation included the biggest-ever haul of phones from controversial geofence warrants, court records show. A filing in the case of one of the January 6 suspects, David ...

Civil liberties advocates have long argued that “geofence” search warrants are unconstitutional for their ability to ensnare entirely innocent people who were nearby at the time a crime was committed.

Warrants must be approved by a judge and initial data is anonymous, but names typically come later Details are scant on how police and Google work together The practice raises privacy and accuracy ...

The circuit split might just persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the matter, breaking its now six-year hiatus from hearing Fourth Amendment cases. In the span of two months, the Fourth and ...

Tesla's new robotaxi geofence in Austin is creating a buzz for having a phallic shape. The new geofence cuts across that of Waymo's and is larger by a few square miles. Analysts view the geofence ...