What privacy? No warrant needed to access YOUR cellphone records from service providers

05/05/2015 - 00:00


By LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Cops no longer need a warrant when seeking cellphone records from wireless carriers in the US a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday—reversing its own decision from last year.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that citizens have no expectation of privacy when it comes to records held by a third party, such as a cellphone company.

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