Police Search Through Personal Devices

The Supreme Court held that without a warrant the police may not search a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested. A warrantless search is only

Should law officials and school staff members be allowed to search students. This is an important topic because many kids are having their privacy violated or getting hurt in school. A variety of arguments have been started because of this issue. This essay will consider arguments about the Fourth Amendment and the problems of people that follow and do not follow this law. Proving that searching kids can either be a good or bad.

5 Ways You Give The Government Control” written by Kenneth Coats shows how the devices we use daily slowly take over individuals lives. Coats states, “Today, most people in the United States carry a mobile phone that accompanies them wherever they go. We use them for everything...This essentially makes them the perfect tracking and bugging devices”. Although electronic devices are known to be safe, they allow outside people to figure out individuals personal life. Due to the need for devices such as cell phones, each individual has a high chance of being socially stalked once in their lifetime. Coats then states, “Not only do intelligence agencies gather information via mobile companies, but… your phone can be hacked using spyware. Even if your phone is turned off, it can be remotely accessed to recorded conversations and take photographs”. This issue causes a panic due to the wide spread of inappropriate pictures and private conversations in one's life. Even though technology is viewed as a privileged, it is also taking away people's lives without their

Students have rights just like everyone else, even if they are in a school environment. It can be humiliating and dangerous to a student's well-being to have their property searched and violated. Some students are even willing to sue if they feel they were unjustly searched. Dear faculty of high schools across America I implore you to think before you decide to search through and violate a student's cell phone; I believe that this practice is harming students.

Smart phones have become a major part of daily life. They allow people all around the world to communicate with each other instantly. Smart phones enable people to access all the information they need in mere seconds using the Internet. Most people go about their days without any worry while using their smart phones. Smart phones have been a tool by the public for many years now, but they have also been used as a tool for something a little more nefarious.

Imagine you are in the middle of your typical day-to-day activities. Maybe you are driving, spending time with family, or working. If you are like most people, your phone is at your side on a daily basis. Little do you know that, at any time, police and law enforcement could be looking at information stored on your phone. You haven’t done anything wrong. You haven’t been asked for permission. You aren’t suspected of any crime.

Should school officials and police officers be allowed to search through students phones? School officials and police officers should be allowed to search students phones. School officials and police officers need to be able to check students phones, so they can keep everyone safe. Some people think that school officials shouldn’t be able to search students phones, instead it should be the parents problem.

Even with our cell phones and our computers there is a potential for a hacker to obtain a recent search history contact information credit card numbers banking information and the list goes on. Information from your cell phone and computers could not only be subjected to hackers but the United States government. In the summer of 2014 following the Edward Snowden events, information was released that NSA was collecting phone information from US citizens. Although there is a US law now that prevents our information from being obtained without a warrant because everything is so digital there's a larger risk of more damage being

Technology has become more accessible to the point it has become easier for government to watch everyone's move. In this generation technology takes over everyone's daily life, where people wakes up and the first thing is look at is the phone. A phone there are many things on it, like text, pictures and videos. Phones can do many things, but there is a possibility where the government can tap into a phone and look through it. The government can watch everyone’s: text, history, private info, and pictures. Government has no right to looking through people’s personal info because it violates Fourth amendment, Blackmail, and Creates fear.

Roberts Jr. He declared, in a unanimous decision, that a warrant is required to search a cell phone. He supported this decision using the warrantless search test from Chimel v. California. “Digital data stored on a cell phone cannot itself be used as a weapon to harm an arresting officer or to effectuate the arrestee’s escape. Law enforcement officers remain free to examine the physical aspects of a phone to ensure that it will not be used as a weapon…however data on the phone can endanger no one” (Riley v. California 10). Also in the opinion, the Court declared that cell phones are like minicomputers with massive amounts of private information, which is different from an item like a wallet. The only allowable unwarranted search and seizure of one’s cell phone is in an emergency when the government’s interests are so compelling that a search would be

The fourth amendment of the United States talks about the rights of people and how they can secure their personal items unless they need to be searches by the police. The only time the police or someone in the federal investigation business can search your house is if they have a search warrant and a good cause to search your house. The reason they would need a good reason is because they have to go to the court to get one, so if they say that they need a search warrant because someone stole a candy bar from the store they probably won't get it. But everything's the same with your phone. Unless it is on school grounds.

Daniel Victor effectively meets the criteria for writing an academic argument in his essay, “What Are Your Rights if Border Agents Want to Search Your Phone?” Victors argues that people cannot avoid border agents, but they can prevent them from finding personal information on their devices by buying burner phones or shutting off their devices. The points in the Victors essay are clear because of the important criteria being used. I believe the argument is strong because the writer successfully presents a valid argument and supports it by using facts, tone, and opinions in his article.

“The Supreme Court and Police Searches” by the editorial board for The New York Times is about the case being argued in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States needs to decide whether the evidence an officer obtained illegally would be used in court or thrown out due to the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule states any evidence illegally obtained can not be used against the wrongdoer. In the case being brought before the Supreme Court, an officer was informed of drugs being sold out of someone's house and was suspicious of the activity. The officer stopped, Edward Stieff, one of the men he saw leaving the house and asked for identification. After the officer ran Edward’s information he was informed of the warrant currently on Edward. Then the officer conducted a search where he found drugs. The reason the supreme court is involved is on the basis of did the officer have the right to stop Edward. The Utah Supreme Court has ruled the drug evidence against Edward was inadmissible. Now the decision is left to the Supreme Court (“The Supreme Court and

In this day in age technology is all around us and is constantly evolving. However, as technology advances, so does its uses and not always for the better. On November 22, 2015, James Bates is accused of murdering his friend Victor Collins when police discover Collins’ body in Bates home. After searching his home, police find out that Bates had Amazon's Alexa and used a search warrant to ask Amazon to release audio recordings the night of the murder to help with the investigation. However, even with the search warrant Amazon declined and said it objected to "overbroad or otherwise inappropriate demands as a matter of course". Is it fair to let the government have access to our electronic devices whenever wanted? No, throughout history there have been many ways to figure out crimes; the privacy of people is important in this judgmental age. The government should only have access to these personal mobile devices when not knowing could endanger the lives of the people.

Many children have found themselves to be victims of cell phone abuse. Students often use cell phones to spread rumors and misinformation. This misinformation can be difficult for the victim to digest and can be quite stressful for a young child to comprehend. This act of misinformation has resulted in the death of several children after their private information and unsubstantiated information had been spread with the use of cell phones. State and local officials have begun to develop laws that establish strong consequences for the spread of personal information. These consequences include fines, jail time and possible sex offender status.