Federal court blocks Obama Administration attempt to spy on cell phones without a warrant

[fatbuckel]

The Obama Administration's effort to obtain your location from cell phone towers without a warrant was rebuffed Wednesday by a federal court.

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department cannot obtain information about which cell phone towers mobile phones communicate with without a warrant.

The decision was first reported by Wired's David Kravets, and has received almost no coverage in the press. The Obama Administration is seeking to reverse an earlier ruling giving judges the authority to require a warrant for the government to obtain cell phone tracking data.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/obama-attempt-spy-cell-phones-overturned-federal-court/

[Horse with no Name]

1. anyone who thinks this potus is better than a republican

is delusional. He IS a republican. No better and no worse.

[MadHound]

2. Damn, I guess he'll just have to continue doing this the old fashioned way,

Sweet talking AT&T, Verizon and the others into handing over that location to Obama.

[Vincardog]

3. The 'NEW' Democrats = the old Republicans