*Introduction: Privacy Infringement Cell Site Location Information (CSLI) Violations of the Fourth Amendment Case Laws and Legal Analyses *Legal History: Privacy Rights in an Open and Changing Society Communication and the Law, 2019 Edition, Terilli Jr. & Splichal Evolution of Privacy Rights Foundation of Fourth Amendment Technological Intrusion in today’s society *Court Cases: United States v. Graham (2012) Through tracking of CSLI, Graham and Jordan were linked to a series of robberies Riley v. California (2014) Unconsented search of cell phone by law enforcement officer linked Riley to gang violence Carpenter v. United States (2018) Through tracking of CSLI, Carpenter was linked to a series of robberies *Legal Analyses: Cumpstone, 2016 Real-time tracking of CSLI violates Fourth Amendment because it, “violates a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy, constitutes a trespass doctrine, and relies on technology not available to the general public when conducting a search.” D’Amico, 2016 Conflict between supreme courts, federal courts of appeal, and lower courts on whether a warrant should be obtained to access CSLI “Whether privacy is reasonably expected in CSLI or not, there must be some uniformity among the courts so that society has some guidance” *Conclusion: John Doe v. Sam Reed (2010) Signing a petition is accessible to public First Amendment + Fourth Amendment Tie together through question of consent or intrusion of privacy Purpose of Cell Phones Citizens must be aware of laws that give government access to CSLI

1. Breach of Privacy in the
Age of Technology
Brianna Price
briannaprice@unomaha.edu

2. Introduction
• Privacy Infringement
• Cell Site Location Information (CSLI)
• Violations of the Fourth Amendment
• Case Laws and Legal Analyses

3. Legal History:
• Privacy Rights in an Open and Changing Society
• Communication and the Law, 2019 Edition
• Terilli Jr. & Splichal
• Evolution of Privacy Rights
• Foundation of Fourth Amendment
• Technological Intrusion in today’s society

4. Case Laws:
• United States v. Graham (2012)
• Through tracking of CSLI, Graham and Jordan were linked to a series of robberies
• Riley v. California (2014)
• Unconsented search of cell phone by law enforcement officer linked Riley to gang
violence
• Carpenter v. United States (2018)
• Through tracking of CSLI, Carpenter was linked to a series of robberies

5. Law Analyses:
• Cumpstone, 2016
• Real-time tracking of CSLI violates Fourth Amendment because it, “violates a person’s
reasonable expectation of privacy, constitutes a trespass doctrine, and relies on
technology not available to the general public when conducting a search.”
• D’Amico, 2016
• Conflict between supreme courts, federal courts of appeal, and lower courts on
whether a warrant should be obtained to access CSLI
• “Whether privacy is reasonably expected in CSLI or not, there must be some
uniformity among the courts so that society has some guidance”

6. Conclusion
• John Doe v. Sam Reed (2010)
• Signing a petition is accessible to public
• First Amendment + Fourth Amendment
• Tie together through question of consent or intrusion of privacy
• Purpose of Cell Phones
• Citizens must be aware of laws that give government access to CSLI