Crpntr v. ntd Stts, 585 .S. 296 (2018), s lndmrk ntd Stts Sprm Crt cs cncrnng th prvcy f hstrcl cll st lctn nfrmtn (CSL). Th Crt hld tht gvrnmnt ntts vlt th Frth mndmnt t th ntd Stts Cnstttn whn ccssng hstrcl CSL rcrds cntnng th physcl lctns f cllphns wtht srch wrrnt.
Prr t Crpntr, gvrnmnt ntts cld btn cllphn lctn rcrds frm srvc prvdrs by clmng th nfrmtn ws rqrd s prt f n nvstgtn, wtht wrrnt, bt th rlng chngd ths prcdr. Rcgnzng th nflnc f nw cnsmr cmmnctns dvcs n th 2010s, th Crt xpndd ts cncptns f cnstttnl rghts twrd th prvcy f ths typ f dt. Hwvr, th Crt mphszd tht th Crpntr rlng ws nrrwly rstrctd t th prcs typs f nfrmtn nd srch prcdrs tht wr rlvnt t ths cs.