Sen Wyden wants to require warrant for GPS tracking in cybersecurity bill

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) plans to offer an amendment to cybersecurity legislation that would require law enforcement officials to procure a warrant before obtaining location data from a person's cell phone, laptop or other gadgets.

The bill — called the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act — hasn't seen any action since Sen Wyden introduced it last year with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah). With the August recess and the presidential election on the horizon, the cybersecurity bill could be Wyden’s last chance to move the GPS measure through the 112th Congress. Sen Wyden argues his measure is a natural tie-in to the cybersecurity bill from Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) because both are designed to update rules for collecting data in the digital age.