The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering the United States v. Chatrie case revolving around dragnet-style geofence surveillance, has announced it will revisit its original decision that stated a geofence warrant issued in connection to a bank robbery did not represent a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Specifically, the appellate court first ruled that regardless of the fact the warrant was used to gain access to location data belonging to all those who happened to be in the busy area during the commission of the crime – this should not be treated as a search.

The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution is there to prevent the government from conducting unreasonable searches and seizures.