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Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants

By Nina TotenbergNPR

The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday about a relatively new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and ma…