‘Tower dump’ warrants ruled unconstitutional
Summary
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled that “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional. These warrants allow police to get records from cell phone companies showing all phones connected to a specific cell tower.Key Facts
- The judge made this ruling on Wednesday.
- The decision was to uphold a previous court ruling that denied the government’s request for these warrants.
- “Tower dump” means collecting data from a phone company about all phones that used a particular cell tower.
- Law enforcement wanted this data during investigations of violent crimes.
- The court found the practice violates constitutional rights.
- The ruling stops the government from using these warrants in that case.
- The case happened in Mississippi at the federal court level.
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