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Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Legal, Says WI Court

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-one-o'clock-do-you-know-where-your-citizens-are dept.

PL/SQL Guy writes "A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday that police can attach GPS trackers to cars to secretly track anybody's movements without obtaining search warrants. As the law currently stands, the court said police can mount GPS on cars to track people without violating their constitutional rights — even if the drivers aren't suspects. Officers do not need to get warrants beforehand because GPS tracking does not involve a search or a seizure, wrote Madison Judge Paul Lundsten."

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  1. Re:Bill of Rights by LVSlushdat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nice sentiment there, cjsm, but apparently you haven't noticed that DC seems hell-bent on running that precious Bill of Rights thru the shredder.. With Comrade Obama and his communist friends running the show now, it won't be long before our Bill of Rights will look like long strips of shredded paper... And before one of the liberal hordes here suggest that BushCo wasn't any better.. yeah, I kinda agree with ya, even though I voted for him twice, the last time was simply voting AGAINST his opponent...

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  2. Re:Bill of Rights by rainsford · · Score: 0, Troll

    As far as I'm concerned, anyone who voted for Bush the second time, for any reason, has absolutely no ground to stand on when complaining about "shredding the Constitution". You KNEW what he was going to do, and you still decided to help put him in office. Trying to paint yourself as a defender of the constitution now just screams political convenience to me.

  3. Re:Correct by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 0, Troll

    you know who does NOT need a search warrant to enter your house?

    a fireman.

    didnt know that, did you? for ANY REASON AT ALL, a fireman can force you (legally) to let him and and let him have a 'safety inspection' walkaround.

    no joke. all a fireman has to say is 'I need to check for codes' and that gives him entry to your house, under force of law.

    scary huh?

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  4. Re:Bill of Rights by davester666 · · Score: 0, Troll

    You have no reason to be outraged.

    Being hypocritical is one of the core values of the Republican party.

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