It is beginning to sound like the government grabbed all cell phone location information on every phone that was near each bombing, and then pulled a list of every phone that had all / most sites in common. If more than one match, you can bet they were ready to SWAT each and every match.
Isn’t it great to know we live in a police state where the 4th amendment is null and void whenever it inconveniences the government?
If you carry a continuously transmitting radio in your pocket, you are broadcasting on the public air waves and not entitled to “privacy”
A cell phone is a radio transmitter/receiver
I don't see this as a violation of search and seizure. Obtaining location and identification data in the course of a criminal investigation is entirely appropriate, and we voluntarily give that information to our cell phone companies. They are entitled to share it at will, subject, of course, to customer backlash if their sharing becomes offensive.
“It is beginning to sound like the government grabbed all cell phone location information on every phone that was near each bombing, and then pulled a list of every phone that had all / most sites in common”
they could also utilize active cell phones at the time ad location of where the packages were shipped. presumably FedEx markings on the exploded package wrappers lead to those shipping outlets where the cops obtained the surveillance video.
bomber was smart enough to build bombs, but fortunately too stupid to leave his cell phone at home while he was out and about doing his nefarious deeds. Dude should have also hand-delivered all of his bombs. I guess the guy never watched any of the CSI or 48 Hours shows ... probably just got his bomb recipes off the web and winged the rest ...