US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by jjk166 on Monday June 29, 2026 @06:38PM (#48726278)

Or perhaps the standards of evidence established for a pre-industrial society when eye-witness testimony was the best that could reasonably be achieved is not necessarily the optimal system for a digital society where everyone carries a high definition video camera in their pocket at all times.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by DiscourseFan on Monday June 29, 2026 @09:54PM (#48727682)

Yes a high definition video camera that is slowly becoming indistinguishable (and has always been subject to tampering regardless) from an artificially generated version. We never have anything beyond judgement.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by expedition32 on Monday June 29, 2026 @11:33PM (#48728216)

This is why crimes used to have prosecution time limits. Nobody expected eye witness accounts to surface after 40 years. But DNA is eternal.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by DiscourseFan on Monday June 29, 2026 @11:39PM (#48728245)

DNA is not eternal, but neither is anyone's memory trustworthy for that long.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by cucumber3732842 on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @05:58AM (#48730517)

Prosecution time limits and those pesky rights people have is why so much stuff that would've been simple misdemeanors 70+yr ago is now "administrative" and "civil" law.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitu... by broken-kebab on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @10:00AM (#48732873)

But in what way do you believe these standards are inadequate? Video from phones is used in courts when available and admissible.

[ Parent | on HN ]