College student finds FBI tracking device on his car

LeonHyman · Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:50 am

MrK wrote:

I was pretty shocked to read this. But I guess if you have nothing to hide and you are legit, then you are OK ?

Exactly.

grstanford · **Joined:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:19 am **Posts:** 4991

http://www.dailytech.com/Supreme+Court+ ... e23851.htm

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... tional.ars

Quote:

The decision puts a firm end to the federal government's growing efforts to expand warrantless searches:

Under the new laws the government cannot:

1. Enter your property without warrant.
2. Plant a GPS tracker on your "effects" (car, bags, etc.) without warrant.
3. Use evidence collected by above warrantless tracking in court.

The government can:

1. Enter unfenced open fields without warrant and search them (though it presumably cannot search vehicles "effects" in them).

There is still some sanity left in the USA after all.

dmcowen674 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:30 am **Posts:** 4934

grstanford wrote:

http://www.dailytech.com/Supreme+Court+Sorry+Obama+Police+Cannot+Invade+Property+Track+Without+Warrant/article23851.htm

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... tional.ars

Quote:

The decision puts a firm end to the federal government's growing efforts to expand warrantless searches:

Under the new laws the government cannot:

1. Enter your property without warrant.
2. Plant a GPS tracker on your "effects" (car, bags, etc.) without warrant.
3. Use evidence collected by above warrantless tracking in court.

The government can:

1. Enter unfenced open fields without warrant and search them (though it presumably cannot search vehicles "effects" in them).

There is still some sanity left in the USA after all.

Thank you for the follow up on this.

They just gave warrantless tapping and tracking powers to the Telecoms so the GPS tracker on your car is not that important since everyone carries a cell phone on them now.

grstanford · **Joined:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:19 am **Posts:** 4991

It's a good thing I'm old fashioned and rarely use my mobile, let alone take it anywhere with me, and I've no intention of owning one with a GPS inside it.

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