US Supreme Court rules police need a warrant to search cell-phone of arrested suspects

Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:42 UTC

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The US Supreme Court ruled that police officers usually need a warrant before they can search the cell-phone of an arrested suspect, a major decision in favor of privacy rights at a time of increasing concern over government encroachment in digital communications. Read full article

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ChrisR
The authorities will still break the law in the name of public safety.

I wonder if this over-rules the Patriot Act, a misnomer if ever there was one.
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