Chatrie v. United States · ¶100

To be sure, pursuant to its agreement with Mr. Chatrie, Google stored his Location History data on its servers and was free to use it for certain purposes. Brief for United States 34–36. But an individual need not have “complete ownership or exclusive control” before he can assert a Fourth Amendment challenge against the search of real property. Carpenter, 585 U. S., at 401 (GORSUCH, J., dissenting). Instead, we have long recognized, a “tenan[t] [or] resident family membe[r]” who does not enjoy “fee simple title” in a house has a sufficient interest in it to give rise to a Fourth Amendment right. Ibid. And I fail to see why the law should differ markedly when it comes to personal property. If you “[t]oss your keys to a valet at a restaurant” or “[a]sk your neighbor to look after your dog while you travel,” you may entrust your personal property to another and license him to do certain…

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