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Invasion of Privacy
Topic Started: Aug 27 2010, 03:10 PM (353 Views)
CanadianCrippler
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I know this can't possibly compete with the Mosque thread, but here goes!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/27/oregon.gps.surveillance/index.html

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Should police be allowed to use GPS to track your car without a warrant?

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Yes
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I'm not overly concerned with being tracked by GPS. That's only personally speaking, as I don't have much to hide. But, I don't think this should be the legal precedent. There have to be guidelines set up for this sort of thing, not just wanton tracking. I do not see how this could ever be possible without a warrant, but apparently they do it anyway?

With the notion of privacy slowly dying over our generation, shouldn't we be fighting to uphold what little privacy we have left, instead of stripping the last legal barrier of privacy away?
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TheEyebrow
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Well, it's a little creepy, but I think there can be an argument made for it. The license plate is state property, right? Like you're in trouble if you fuck with a license plate. Seems like cops should have a right to put a GPS there, but perhaps nowhere else?

Also, the article isn't that specific as to whether this is a crime for ANYONE. So, are we allowed to put GPS trackers on cop cars to avoid speedtraps? I feel like if it's only something cops can do, there HAS to be a rule written about it.
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Silo
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IMO, GPS is like 3 steps behind the technology installed in these new phones like the IPhone and Droid. Both of those (if McNulty and Freamon are on the job) give away your location, so in essence it's a walking-talking/listening GPS. In fact, on my old Blackberry Curve, there was an emergency option, where it asked if you wanted to give away your location in case of an emergency. Throw in the Patriot Act and you've got Freedom being flushed down the drain. While I understand the purpose for it, I'd be a fool to think that FBI/CIA (any other major crimes group) doesn't use this technology to it's advantage.
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TheEyebrow
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Yeah I should add for disclosure that I'm not too concerned with my own privacy. Dave's right, I got a Droid and if anyone ever wanted to find me, they could. I just don't mind, I'm not important enough for anyone to track me.
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HBJabroni
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Aug 28 2010, 12:28 PM
I just don't mind, I'm not important enough for anyone to track me.
uschamp begs to differ
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