California state Sen. Mark Leno introduced legislation that would require police...
California state Sen. Mark Leno introduced legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before acquiring a person’s location information from an electronic device, including a cellphone. SB-1434 also limits such warrants to 30 days. “Our modern day smartphones…
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and gadgets make it easy to get directions to just about anywhere, but they also track our every move and the people we connect with in our daily lives,” said Leno, a Democrat. “Unfortunately, California’s privacy laws have not kept up with the electronic age, and government agencies are frequently accessing this sensitive information without adequate oversight. SB-1434 carefully balances privacy concerns to safeguard Californians against improper government intrusion while ensuring that law enforcement officials can still use this technology when it is needed to protect public safety,” he said.