Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles : The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law enforcement.

Privacy, Right of.

Searches and seizures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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text file

Summary:

Surveys Fourth Amendment law as it pertains to Government programs to track cell phones and vehicles through global positioning system (GPS) technology. Examines Federal electronic surveillance statutes and case law surrounding cell phone location tracking and various forms of vehicle tracking. Describes GPS-vehicle tracking cases, and reviews pending Supreme Court GPS tracking case,> United States v. Jones</EMPHASIS>. Summarize geolocation and electronic surveillance legislation introduced in the 112th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles

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