As a result , the principle at stake in this case may well shape our privacy rights in the years and decades to come . Should law enforcement need a warrant before planting a GPS tracking device on a car ? The Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Jones that the police must obtain a search warrant to attach a GPS tracker to your car. The principle at stake in a current case may well shape our privacy rights , she says . All of us can already easily be tracked through our cell phones , Crump says .
Should law enforcement need a warrant before planting a GPS tracking device on a car ? The Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Jones that the police must obtain a search warrant to attach a GPS tracker to your car. The principle at stake in a current case may well shape our privacy rights , she says . All of us can already easily be tracked through our cell phones , Crump says .