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Court Rules GPS Tracking Legal For Law Officers

Posted by Zonk on from the so-keep-yer-nose-clean dept.

Via Engadget (which does a good job of explaining the case), an anonymous reader passed us a link to a GPS Tracking Systems Blog post. The site, which reports regularly on GPS-related news, has word that on-the-sly GPS tracking is legal for officers of the law. A 7th circuit court of appeals ok'd the use of a GPS device in apprehending a criminal. Though the defendant's lawyers argued on fourth amendment grounds, the judge found GPS tracking did not warrant an 'unlawful search and seizure'. The judge did warn against 'wholesale surveillance' of the population, though, so ... that's some comfort.

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  1. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post!

  2. List of IP Blocks Used by NSA For Surveillance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The following partial list of IP blocks is routinely used by NSA (supported by private contractors) to gain access to, to monitor, and in some cases, to destroy IT networks. Such activity is related to the US "Terrorist Surveillance Program." Most of the registrants of the blocks listed below are not aware of these activities. Concerned network admins should examine traffic logs closely. A correlation of traffic from several of these IP blocks likely indicates that a network is under surveillance or has had access attempted by the US Government and affiliated entities.

    [83.27.0.0 - 83.27.255.255]
    [170.86.0.0 - 170.86.255.255]
    [62.212.234.128 - 62.212.234.255]
    [81.57.102.0 - 81.57.103.255]
    [201.5.0.0 - 201.5.255.255]
    [213.151.160.0 - 213.151.191.255]
    [70.83.15.0 - 70.83.15.255]
    [166.128.0.0 - 166.255.255.255]
    [60.64.0.0 - 60.159.255.255]
    [142.191.0.0 - 142.191.255.255]
    [83.65.121.32 - 83.65.121.39]
    [12.108.2.0 - 12.108.3.255]
    [65.128.0.0 - 65.159.255.255]
    [24.158.208.0 - 24.158.223.255]
    [86.97.64.0 - 86.97.95.255]
    [201.239.128.0--201.239.255.255]
    [68.36.0.0 - 68.36.255.255]
    [70.44.0.0 - 70.44.255.255]
    [64.231.200.0 - 64.231.203.255]
    [189.128.0.0--189.255.255.255]
    [216.155.192.0 - 216.155.207.255]
    [121.6.0.0 - 121.7.255.255]
    [71.96.0.0 - 71.127.255.255]
    [190.213.196.0--190.213.196.255]
    [80.72.230.0 - 80.72.230.255]
    [58.29.0.0 - 58.29.255.255]
    [121.128.0.0 - 121.191.255.255]
    [88.191.3.0 - 88.191.248.255]
    [58.72.0.0 - 58.79.255.255]
    [70.16.0.0 - 70.23.255.255]
    [200.57.192.0--200.57.255.255]
    [201.5.0.0--201.5.255.255]
    [124.168.0.0 - 124.168.255.255]
    [211.200.0.0 - 211.205.255.255]
    [78.252.0.0--78.252.255.255]
    [59.0.0.0 - 59.31.255.255]
    [72.64.0.0 - 72.95.255.255]
    [211.200.0.0 - 211.205.255.255]
    [145.53.0.0 - 145.53.255.255]
    [71.200.0.0 - 71.200.127.255]
    [60.206.0.0 - 60.207.255.255]
    [194.178.125.48 - 194.178.125.55]
    [98.226.0.0--98.226.255.255]
    [201.88.0.0--201.88.255.255]
    [205.209.128.0 - 205.209.191.255]

    [51.0.0.0 - 51.255.255.255]
    [70.64.0.0 - 70.79.255.255]
    [70.112.0.0 - 70.127.255.255]
    [202.84.96.0 - 202.84.127.255]
    [70.32.0.0 - 70.32.31.255]
    [207.218.192.0 - 207.218.255.255]
    [69.31.88.0 - 69.31.89.255]
    [198.74.0.0--198.74.255.255]
    [221.0.0.0 - 221.3.127.255]
    [72.144.0.0 - 72.159.255.255]
    [220.96.0.0 - 220.99.255.255]
    [82.88.0.0 - 82.91.255.255]
    [216.128.73.0 - 216.128.73.255]
    216.155.192.0 - 216.155.207.255
    86.81.0.0- 86.81.255.255
    67.183.0.0 - 67.183.255.255
    195.200.203.0 - 195.200.203.255
    66.231.176.0 - 66.231.191.255
    208.206.232.0 - 208.206.232.127

    1. Re:List of IP Blocks Used by NSA For Surveillance by HomelessInLaJolla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Why couldn't you make click-links to the WHOIS db info as well? I'd like to see where most of those line up.

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      the NPG electrode was replaced with carbon blac
    2. Re:List of IP Blocks Used by NSA For Surveillance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You listed around 1% of all ip addresses. I call troll.