Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a warrant before using GPS tracking devices to monitor suspects. The ruling reinforced fourth amendment rights in the digital age.<\/p>\n
Under the fourth amendment of the U.S. Constitution, citizens are protected against unlawful search and seizure. While the constitution does not have a \u201cright to privacy\u201d clause or even the word \u201cprivacy\u201d in it, Bill of Rights does offer many protections to citizens that protect their privacy. Never are these protections more important than when someone is accused of a crime.<\/p>\n
The high profile case of United States vs. Jones involves a nightclub owner and drug dealer named Antoine Jones. Washington D.C. Police installed a GPS tracking device to his vehicle and monitored his movements for 28 days as part of their investigation. This is certainly not the first time the police have used GPS tracking devices as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n