Cops swiping credit cards is not unreasonable search – court
Police can scan or swipe a seized credit card without violating the Fourth Amendment, a federal court has ruled. The decision could enable law enforcement across the US to gain access to suspects’ accounts, and even seize funds from them. Swiping a card does not constitute a physical search, since the magnetic strip contains the same information printed on the front of the card, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals said, upholding a lower court’s judgment in case of a man arrested for possession of counterfeit credit cards. In a 15-page opinion issued Wednesday, the court addressed the motion by...
Police can scan or swipe a seized credit card without violating the Fourth Amendment, a federal court has ruled. The decision could enable law enforcement across the US to gain access to suspects’ accounts, and even seize funds from...
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