Red Herring reports that Verizon Wireless is launching a GPS tracking service called "Verizon Chaperone" so parents can monitor the location of their children via their cellphones. Along with the ability of parents to log into a website to determine…
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Federal Judge: No Warrant Needed to Use GPS Tracker
(via Privacy.org) A very chilling precedent from an upstate New York federal judge who ruled that police can secretly attach Global Positioning System devices to a suspect's vehicle without a warrant, stating that suspects had "no expectation of privacy in…
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California wants GPS Tracking Devices in Every Car
Since many states use gasoline taxes to help fund highway projects and road repairs, the increased usage of gas/electric hybrids hit are causing cash-strapped states to warn of rough roads ahead. California & Oregon are reported to be considering a…
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