Police soon will have a new tool to use in their crackdown on texting or using a cellphone while driving. The device enables them to review smartphone data at the scene of a traffic stop or accident to determine if the phone distracted the driver.
Legislation is needed to permit such an invasion of privacy, which has privacy advocates very concerned about the latest potential intrusion by the government.
The proposed law would basically create a situation in which the government would access private information without the benefit of a search warrant. If police come to your home to access your computer or cellphone, they must have a warrant. So, why should your car be treated differently? There are constitutional safeguards in place that must be addressed.
Find out how the device works, which states are considering allowing its use by law enforcement, and how privacy advocates are responding. The story unfolds on the next page.
No they don’t. Stop with the lies, we are already divided.
Come & get me copper!
Doesn’t matter, but what does matter is what the Constitution says is permissible.
Old news
Seems like a violation of the 4th and 5th amendments to me…
Ain’t thete business better have a warrant
Exactly
They are just trying to see if you violated the law by using your phone while driving. Against the law in some states. The problem lies in the fact they must violate your rights to prove it.
Better start pulling out your phone battery when you get stopped.
I believe we should abide by the Constitution but at the same time people should obey the laws