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Your Phone's Location Isn't Public | Charleston News
The Supreme Court just handed down a landmark ruling: your phone’s location history, even if you’ve opted into services like Google’s, remains private. In a 6-3 decision, justices sided with the idea that using your phone doesn’t mean you’ve surrendered your Fourth Amendment rights to the government. The case stemmed from a bank robbery where police used a geofence warrant to track phones near the scene — ultimately leading to the arrest of Okello Chatrie, who was caught with nearly $100,000 in cash. While the prosecution argued Chatrie had no privacy since he shared his location data…
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