A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that « tower dumps » (that’s when police collect data from all phones connected to certain cell towers during a set time) violate the Constitution.
A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that « tower dumps » (that’s when police collect data from all phones connected to certain cell towers during a set time) violate the Constitution.
According to the judge, this kind of mass data collection goes against the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches. Still, the judge allowed the evidence gathered in this particular case to be used, explaining that the officers acted in good faith and didn’t know at the time that the search was unconstitutional, a collaboration report by 404 Media and Court Watch reads.
