United States, the use of a thermal imager without a warrant was a violation of DLK’s fourth amendment right. Though the government never physically intruded upon private property, they used technology to conduct an intrusive search which revealed private, guarded information about the house in question. Therefore, the scan was a search and should require a warrant. The question of whether a thermal scan constituted a search was of key importance because with the advancement of technology, it will become easier to gather information without a physical intrusion. The DLK case drew a line which the government had crossed by declaring a scan that revealed information about the inside of a house, without actually showing the inside, required a
United States, the use of a thermal imager without a warrant was a violation of DLK’s fourth amendment right. Though the government never physically intruded upon private property, they used technology to conduct an intrusive search which revealed private, guarded information about the house in question. Therefore, the scan was a search and should require a warrant. The question of whether a thermal scan constituted a search was of key importance because with the advancement of technology, it will become easier to gather information without a physical intrusion. The DLK case drew a line which the government had crossed by declaring a scan that revealed information about the inside of a house, without actually showing the inside, required a