In a story posted on 11/23/11, I wrote about how the Supreme court was hearing a case about a man, Antoine Jones, who was convicted of drug charges after a court supported the use of police placing a GPS tracking device on his car. A federal appeals court in Washington had overturned […]
Department of Children and Families Considering Tracking Its Employees
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) for the State of Connecticut is considering adding GPS tracking devices to its fleet of 800 vehicles to monitor the misuse of its vehicles. “Anytime you add additional oversight you reap some benefits and efficiencies,” said Cindy Butterfield, budgetchief of DCF. As you may have read, many companies and […]
Supreme Court Case Draws Comparisons to Orwell’s “1984″
Big Brother is Watching You The Supreme Court case involving the use of a GPS tracking device by federal and local law enforcement in monitoring a suspected drug dealer without a warrant, has generated quite a bit of debate from accredited news agencies, columnists, activists, politicians, and even everyday bloggers. The United States vs. Antoine […]
GPS Inventor Joins EFF in Asking Supreme Court to Ban Warrantless GPS Tracking
There seems to be a lot of attention given these days to the use of GPS devices, automobiles and invasion of privacy. Yesterday, I posted a story about how GM announced it will continue to maintain a two-way connection to your vehicle even after you cancel your OnStar GPS service, unless the customer requests otherwise. As […]
