Federal, state lawmakers move to curb police use of cellphone trackers

[Wireless News]

"The Fourth Amendment is very clear that American's should have a right to privacy against warrantless searches," Rep. Blake Farenthold (R) of Texas said Tuesday in a statement-announcing his cosponsorship of-the-Fair Surveillance Act,-introduced last month.-"Law enforcement and their use of Stingray devices is no exception. Essentially, the bills-would require state and local law enforcement agencies to obtain a probable cause warrant before using cell phone tracking technology. A-Massachusetts bill, drafted by the privacy group Digital Fourth and introduced in January by State Rep. Denise Provost in January, takes a different approach.

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