How can the police legally put a GPS tracking device under your car without a warrent?
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about 2 years ago
They can have the auto manufacturers build in a RF ID chip.
about 2 years ago
If they used the Patriot Act they can pretty much do whatever they want.
about 2 years ago
I’ve never heard of that being done, but I suppose if you’re a known drug dealer or car thief, it’d be fine for them to do so…
about 2 years ago
Believe me, I got one in my car. They can put that device to anyone who is suspected of doing illegal thing !!!
about 2 years ago
As if the government can’t track who ever they want when ever they want. I am sure they do it all the time without anyone ever knowing.
about 2 years ago
Under the President’s “Third Reich” regime, anythings possible…
about 2 years ago
No real need to these days. If you carry around a cell phone, it would serve the same function, whether it’s on or off. You’re more likely to stick close to your cell than your car if they’re after you.
about 2 years ago
If its your car, and you know its there, and there isn’t a court order for it to be there, rip it out!
about 2 years ago
It has nothing to do with the Patriot Act, the practice has been used since the late 70′s. It has been upheld by the Supreme Court. There is no search involved, a search means to look into a closed area. As long as the tracking device is placed on a vehicle licensed by the state to traverse public roadways, it is perfectly legal. And yes if you find it you can do what ever you want with it. Oh yea, if you have a fast-pass you already have the transmitter.
about 2 years ago
No they CANNOT, and evidence gathered against you as a result is invalid in court..
about 2 years ago
The issue was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases in the early ’80s (NOT by the Patriot Act).
The Court had previously stated that warrants are only required whenever police action invades a person’s privacy (this is an oversimplification, but it suffices for our purposes here).
- In the first case, the Court decided that a driver’s movements on public roads are NOT private, since a driver could be followed by another vehicle instead of by a tracking device – so no warrant is required to track a vehicle driving on public roads with such a device.
- However, in the second case, the Court ruled that EVERYTHING that happens inside a home IS private (including one’s movements inside the home), so tracking a person or object inside a home requires a warrant.
- The second case also held that simply installing a tracking device (as opposed to USING it) doesn’t reveal any information at all (private or not), so mere installation does not require a warrant, either.
About cell phones being used as tracking devices, check out this NYTimes article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/nyregion/16cell.html
Hope that helps!