Carpenter v. United States: Defining Privacy in the Digital Age

Consent is a fundamental issue highlighted in Supreme Court case Carpenter v. United States (2018). Consent is legally defined as gaining permission from an individual, and in terms of data collection, it involves notifying an individual of the purpose of the data compilation in order to maintain an individual’s right to privacy. Carpenter v. United States showcases the unique privacy challenges presented in our era of information. By analyzing questions arising from this case through a sociotechnical imaginary lense — a vision of the future’s relationship between society and technology — I argue Carpenter v. United States foreshadows the conflicts that will form among consent in data collection, data ownership, and geo-location tracking in the future. <a href="https://medium.com/@tiffanyjae/carpenter-v-united-states-defining-privacy-in-the-digital-age-b8ed33059786">Click Here</a>