We write about data breaches and privacy issues all the time. We are desensitized in some ways to the fact that our privacy may have been, or will be, compromised and, quite frankly, many people now distrust some of the very companies with which they shared their information. California led the way regarding privacy legislation
Carpenter v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Seminal Privacy Decision Concerning Cell Location Data
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Data Privacy
Cell phones are a ubiquitous part of our modern life. It’s easy to forget that they are constantly tapping into the wireless networks around us several times a minute, even when we’re not using them. Each time a cell phone connects to a cell tower or cell site, it generates a time-stamped record known as…
US Supreme Court Evaluates Privacy of Cell Phone Data
By Kathleen Dion on
Posted in Data Privacy, Enforcement + Litigation
Last Thursday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Carpenter v. United States. At issue was whether the FBI violated the Fourth Amendment when it obtained the cellphone location records of Timothy Carpenter. The FBI used these records to establish Mr. Carpenter’s whereabouts during time periods in which certain armed robberies occurred. The government argued that Mr. Carpenter did not have an expectation of privacy in these records and, thus, no warrant was required. Mr. Carpenter argued that “carrying a smartphone, checking for new emails from one’s boss, updating the weather forecast, and downloading directions ought not license total surveillance of a person’s entire life.”
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