"But the justices divided 5-to-4 on the rationale for the decision, with the majority saying that the problem was the placement of the device on private property. That ruling avoided many difficult questions, including how to treat information gathered from devices installed by the manufacturer and how to treat information held by third parties like cellphone companies."
[WS:] This is one of those things that look good on paper but do not mean jack shit in real life. It boils down to who decides who is to be searched - the cops or the judiciary. I trust neither.
-- Wojtek http://wsokol.blogspot.com/