The那个 American Civil Liberties Union 美国公民自由联盟 and the和 Electronic Frontier Foundation 电子疆界基金会 sued the government in federal court in Washington under the Freedom of Information Act.起诉政府在位于华盛顿的联邦法院根据资讯自由法。 Last November, the ACLU had filed a FOIA request with the去年11月，美国民权联盟已提交了一份foia的要求，与 Justice Department 司法部 for documents, memos and guides regarding the policies for tracking people through the use of their cellphones.文件，备忘录和指导有关政策，跟踪人通过使用他们的手机。

The groups also want to know how many times the government sought location information without first establishing probable cause that a crime was taking place.该集团也想知道有多少次政府要求的位置信息没有先建立可能的原因，一个犯罪的发生。

Justice Department spokesman司法部发言人 Dean Boyd 博伊德 declined to comment on the suit.拒绝对此诉讼发表评论。 But with respect to cell-tracking data in general, he said, “It is important to remember that the courts determine whether or not cell-site data or more precise cell location data can be turned over to law enforcement in a particular case.”但与尊重，以细胞跟踪数据，在一般，他说： “这是很重要的要记住，法院决定是否或不细胞的网站的数据或更精确的细胞的位置数据可转交给执法在特定情况下” 。

Boyd added that “law enforcement has absolutely no interest in tracking the locations of law-abiding citizens.博伊德补充说： “执法绝对没有兴趣，在跟踪的地点，守法的公民。 Instead, law enforcement goes through the courts to lawfully obtain data to help locate criminal suspects, sometimes in cases where lives are literally hanging in the balance, such as a child abduction case or a serial murderer on the loose.”反之，执法是通过法院依法获取数据，以帮助找到犯罪嫌疑人，有时在的情况下，生命是从字面上挂在平衡，例如作为一个拐骗儿童案件或一个串行凶手就松散“ 。

The ACLU’s FOIA request was made after an article in美国民权联盟的foia请求后作出的一篇文章 The Washington Post 华盛顿邮报 last fall revealed that federal officials were routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on individuals and that courts sometimes have ordered the data released without first requiring a showing of probable cause.去年秋天透露，联邦官员经常被要求法院命令的手机公司提供的实时跟踪数据，对个人和法院有时已下令公布的数据首先需要的表现，可能的原因。

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