In that context, the courts 9-0 ruling on cellphone searches seemed to emphasize its willingness to reset the balance between security and privacy -- and to do so in favor of more privacy. In writing the unanimous opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts said that cellphones typically disclose far more personal information about a suspect than the government would be able to obtain by physically searching his or her house. A phone not only contains in digital form many sensitive records previously found in the home; it also contains a broad array of private information never found in a home in any form -- unless the phone is. Roberts closed the opinion with a straightforward admonition to police officers whod like to snoop the contents of suspects phones: Get a warrant.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:47:48 +0000
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