Appeals Court: ‘Plain View” Also Includes Using iPhone Camera Options To See Through Tinted Car Windows As tech advances, the law mutates. In some cases (Riley, Carpenter) we get more protections. In other cases, we get fewer protections. This case dates back to 2022. Christopher Poller was a suspect…

A #privacy decision from a federal appellate court. #Police using an #iPhone camera to see inside a car with tinted windows is a #plainview #search - everyone has such devices (unlike #Kyllo) - and are no longer advanced technology requiring a search warrant.
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