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Do members of law enforcement need to get a search warrant in order to look at cellphone location data? That question will be in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. 

Data is kept by wireless service providers that show where a phone has been in recent weeks or months. The case started with a Radio Shack robbery in which the culprits were caught after police tracked their movements based on their cellphone data.
 
MPR's Tom Weber spoke with University of Minnesota Law School professor William McGeveran about the case and how it could affect Minnesotans.

 To hear the conversation use the audio player above. 

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The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on a case that could have huge repercussions on privacy in the digital age.

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on a case that will question whether law enforcement needs to get a search warrant to look at cell phone location data. MPR's Tom Weber spoke with University of Minnesota Law School professor William McGeveran about the case and how it could affect Minnesotans.

Should police be able to use your cell phone to track where you've been?

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