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+-   Federal Cellphone Tracking On Request-> on Friday November 23 2007, @08:55AM Mike

Submitted by Mike on Friday November 23 2007, @08:55AM
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Mike writes "Federal officials are routinely asking and getting courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on subscribers so they can pinpoint the whereabouts "criminal suspects", according to judges and industry lawyers. In some cases, judges have granted the requests without even requiring the government to demonstrate probable cause that a crime is taking place or that the inquiry will yield evidence of a crime."
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