Supreme Court Case Could Redefine Digital Privacy

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The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could redefine digital privacy. The case involves police in Virginia using a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. This technique allows the government to draw a virtual fence around a geographic area where a crime was committed, and then seek a warrant to require a tech company to search its data to identify individuals who were in the area.

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The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

Media Coverage · April 26, 2026

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could redefine digital privacy. Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. This technique raises concerns about the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches.

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• • digital privacy
• • geofencing
• • warrantless searches

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The Supreme Court is considering a case that could redefine digital privacy. Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. This technique raises co

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Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun and subsequently fled with $195,000. Geofencing allows the government to draw a virtual fence around a geographic area where a crime was committed. After that, the government seeks a warrant — not to search a home or office, but to require a tech company to search its data to identify any of its millio

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The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could redefine digital privacy. Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. This technique raises concerns about the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches.

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The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, …

Apr 26, 2026 · 2 min read ·

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