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Arrested Development: Law Enforcement’s Delayed Tech Policy Evolution  Leaves Citizens Susceptible to Fourth Amendment Violations

01.8.25

The growing intimacy between people’s lives and their devices is why law enforcement must be required to obtain a warrant before accessing cell phones, tablets, or laptops. Anything short of this standard leaves the public vulnerable to Fourth Amendment violations.

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