Secret Warrants Granted Without Probable Cause« Thread Started on Nov 27, 2007, 12:31am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cellphone Tracking Powers on RequestSecret Warrants Granted Without Probable CauseBy Ellen NakashimaWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 23, 2007; Page A01 read at source> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... newsletter
Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives, political opponents and other criminal suspects, according to judges and industry lawyers.