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I'll be very interesting in hearing what the Supreme Court has to say about all this. Consider the following worst-case scenario: 1. Supreme Court rules that u
by sehugg 15y ago
I'll be very interesting in hearing what the Supreme Court has to say about all this. Consider the following worst-case scenario:
1. Supreme Court rules that use of GPS tracking devices by law enforcement do not violate 4th Amendment.
2. Future court rulings find that tampering with GPS devices amounts to interfering with a police investigation.
3. Law enforcement starts planting GPS devices directly on persons, such as in a purse, or when miniaturized further, in wallets or attached to clothing. Maybe these devices only capture data "when in public areas" and are eventually declared legal.
4. Since they cannot be tampered with, police begin attaching wristbands to citizens stopped at routine traffic stops who they suspect of crimes.
Sounds far-fetched, but not when you consider the amount of surveillance that goes on already via cell phones and credit cards.
- marshray 15y agoWhat do you mean "sounds far-fetched"? There are people walking around with government installed GPS bracelets right now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankle_monitor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankle_monitor