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Daily Kos: State of the NationSource: www.dailykos.comThe ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation have received several batches of Justice Department documents in response to our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (and subsequent lawsuit) for records relating to the government's use of cell phones as tracking devices. ...    However, when obtaining those court orders — for "pen register and trap and trace" surveillance — the government doesn't show probable cause that a crime has been or is being committed, or even demonstrate to the court that the person being spied on is relevant to an ongoing investigation. The government simply tells the court that it thinks the target is relevant and then the court issues the order, a process offering little protection against the abuse of this powerful surveillance technology.