A recent Supreme Court ruling in Chatrie v. United States expanded Fourth Amendment protections for smartphone users by holding that law enforcement generally must obtain a warrant before accessing historical location data collected by phones. […]
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Today’s connected devices—smartphones, doorbell cameras, smart speakers, thermostats, and even household appliances—are continuously collecting data in the background. […]
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A UK judge rejected a witness’s entire testimony after finding he used smart glasses linked to his phone to receive real-time coaching during cross-examination. […]
Court documents released in Summit County outline a detailed timeline of alleged text messages between Reina Chavez Sandobal and Francisco Alejandro Santos‑Morales, who are accused of murdering Sandobal’s husband, Juan Manuel Sanchez, and dumping his body in a rural area of Utah. […]
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A Parade report explains that investigators may be able to use Nancy Guthrie’s hearing aids as a crucial digital clue in the search for the missing mother of Today co‑anchor Savannah Guthrie. Digital forensics expert Heather Barnhart told Crime Stories With Nancy Grace that modern hearing aids pair to a smartphone via Bluetooth—much like AirPods—allowing the phone to track their location history. […]
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