SCOTUS: Feds need a warrant to scoop up your phones location data
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Geofence and bulk location grabs now face a higher bar—treat warrantless dragnet access to user location as legally fragile going forward. If your product or internal tools rely on third-party location data, audit how that data is collected and what law-enforcement or partner access you’ve quietly enabled.
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