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I listen to the local police radio a bit, and if the caller is on a cell phone; they usually have the location of said phone.

I might be misreading, but if they need a warrant to track, wouldn't they need a warrant to get a singular location for an actual 911 emergency?

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Phase 2 location data for 911 calls can be legitimately treated differently as there is no expectation of privacy necessary when dialing 911 for help.

I believe location data for 911 calls is part of the TOS for the phone lines.

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