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Secret GPS Tracking Now Legal In Massachusetts

Posted by timothy on from the unsecret-kind-requires-anklet dept.

dr. fuzz writes "The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled in favor of John Law tracking you with secret GPS devices in Massachusetts provided a warrant is obtained. You've been warned. To the dissenters' credit, Justice Ralph Gants is quoted with 'Our constitutional analysis should focus on the privacy interest at risk from contemporaneous GPS monitoring, not simply the property interest.'"

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  1. Re:GPS Blocking by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where can I sign up to become the exclusive Oregon dealer for these GPS blockers? If they pass the mileage-based vehicle tax, I'm gonna be rich!!!

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  2. Re:How hard would it be to detect by raddan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fortunately, in Massachusetts, we all ride bicycles. I think they put it on the handlebars or something.

  3. Re:How hard would it be to detect by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Funny

    guess again, sales of Preparation H(tm) were up 8% in Massachusetts last month and nitrile gloves 10%. they probe and plant while you sleep

  4. Mangled Ben Franklin Quote by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    It talks about police and wiretapping so we'll get plenty of paranoid theories and the resulting jokes. Plus we're guaranteed a mangled Ben Franklin quote.

    Ooh, ooh, I got one!

    "I am BEN FRANKLIN, master of SEX and VOODOO!"

    I'm not sure if it's exactly relevant to this discussion, though...

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    1. Re:Mangled Ben Franklin Quote by wsanders · · Score: 4, Funny

      >> "I am BEN FRANKLIN, master of SEX and VOODOO!"

      According to the latest Dan Brown book, you're probably correct.

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  5. Re:The cops need a warrant... where is the problem by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot News Flash! If the cops obtain a warrant, they can do stuff they can't do otherwise!

    Yeah, it's like when Pacman eats the big dot...

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  6. Re:The cops need a warrant... where is the problem by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or if we use a car analogy, they could attach a gps tracker to your car while you aren't looking.

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  7. Re:Where is the controversy? by Evil+Shabazz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just because a person leaves a door open (whether a house or car) does not mean the government can enter the property without a warrant.

    Sure it does. Don't you watch Law & Order?! 0.o

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