Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
Summary
Marketplace Tech explores the Supreme Court’s ruling in *Chatri v. U.S.*, which mandates warrants for accessing digital location data under the Fourth Amendment. Host Megan McCarty Carino interviews law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, who analyzes the decision’s impact on policing and tech companies. They discuss lingering loopholes, such as data broker purchases, and how AI-driven surveillance systems may face future constitutional challenges.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Cornerstone and Odoo
Introduction to Carpenter v. U.S. ruling
Warrant requirements for digital data
Justice Gorsuch's property rights concurrence
Practical impact on policing and warrants
Implications for tech companies and data brokers
Sponsors: Cornerstone and Dell
Data brokers and the third-party doctrine loophole
Future surveillance: ALPRs and mass tracking
AI's role in aggregating surveillance data
Risks of data being used against citizens
Consumer awareness and self-surveillance
Teaser: Geoengineering and climate solutions
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