The那個 American Civil Liberties Union 美國公民自由聯盟 and the和 Electronic Frontier Foundation 電子疆界基金會 sued the government in federal court in Washington under the Freedom of Information Act.起訴政府在位於華盛頓的聯邦法院根據資訊自由法。 Last November, the ACLU had filed a FOIA request with the去年11月，美國民權聯盟已提交了一份foia的要求，與 Justice Department 司法部 for documents, memos and guides regarding the policies for tracking people through the use of their cellphones.文件，備忘錄和指導有關政策，跟踪人通過使用他們的手機。

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.該集團也想知道有多少次政府要求的位置信息沒有先建立可能的原因，一個犯罪的發生。

Justice Department spokesman司法部發言人 Dean Boyd 博伊德 declined to comment on the suit.拒絕對此訴訟發表評論。 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.”但與尊重，以細胞跟踪數據，在一般，他說： “這是很重要的要記住，法院決定是否或不細胞的網站的數據或更精確的細胞的位置數據可轉交給執法在特定情況下” 。

Boyd added that “law enforcement has absolutely no interest in tracking the locations of law-abiding citizens.博伊德補充說： “執法絕對沒有興趣，在跟踪的地點，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，執法是通過法院依法獲取數據，以幫助找到犯罪嫌疑人，有時在的情況下，生命是從字面上掛在平衡，例如作為一個拐騙兒童案件或一個串行兇手就鬆散“ 。

The ACLU’s FOIA request was made after an article in美國民權聯盟的foia請求後作出的一篇文章 The Washington Post 華盛頓郵報 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，聯邦官員經常被要求法院命令的手機公司提供的實時跟踪數據，對個人和法院有時已下令公佈的數據首先需要的表現，可能的原因。

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