[Sci Am] Can cops attach a global positioning system (GPS) device to your car and use the information they gather to charge you with a crime? As long as they get a warrant first, courts across the country are ruling in their favor.
A Wisconsin appeals court last week said (pdf) it was fine for cops to use a GPS device to collect evidence against a man stalking an ex-girlfriend, because the police had a court-issued warrant, the Daily Kenoshan in Wisconsin reports.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals concluded that, since neither a search nor a seizure occurs when law enforcement officers use a GPS device to track a vehicle while it is visible to the general public and that the technology simply made it easier for the police to do their job. In fact, the court subsequently issued a search warrant for the suspect's apartment based on information gathered using the GPS.
Police can use GPS to catch crooks with court okay
Wisconsin Court judgement
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