In Kyllo v. U.S. (2001), SCOTUS ruled that the discovery and measurement of heat from a home by law enforcement, using a method not readily available to the public, is a Fourth Amendment search.

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In Kyllo v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the use of thermal imaging technology by law enforcement to detect patterns of heat coming from a private home constitutes a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, particularly because the technology was not in general public use.

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