Court Ruling Puts Stamp of Approval on Warrantless Cell Tracking

Law enforcement agencies may be able to freely track cellphone users without first getting a probable-cause warrant thanks to a ruling handed down by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Jose on Tuesday. The judges ruled 2-1 in the case of Melvin Skinner that the police did not breach Skinner's rights by tracking his location through the signals his cellphone sent to cell towers.

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