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Cellphone data sought by ACLU
Information on how and when New Jersey police departments use cellphone data to track citizens is being sought by the American Civil Liberties Union, with the group saying it wants to learn if the government provides appropriate protection when the data is accessed.
Open records requests were sent Wednesday to police departments and municipal clerks in the state’s 50 largest towns, part of 379 requests made nationwide seeking policies, procedures and practices for cell phone tracking. (Jordan, Gannett)