10-30-2005, 08:53 AM
Quote: A federal judge in New York has rejected the Department of Justice's request to track people's cell phone information without first providing probable cause for such investigations.
Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the Eastern District of New York issued an order on Monday denying the Justice Department's application for disclosure of information regarding wireless subscribers.
The Department of Justice had asked that carriers be required to provide information on individual subscribers, including details on caller location, outbound call origination and call termination, to help in its surveillance of potential suspects.
full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1879008,00.asp