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Court Rejects Warrantless GPS Tracking
The EFF is trumpeting a victory in a case in which it and the ACLU filed an amicus brief. "The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today firmly rejected government claims that federal agents have an unfettered right to install Global Positioning System (GPS) location-tracking devices on anyone's car without a search warrant. ... The court agreed that such round-the-clock surveillance required a search warrant based on probable cause. ...the court noted: 'When it comes to privacy... the whole may be more revealing than its parts.'"
Most drivers I know in Chicago willfully place such devices in their windshields for paying tolls. I know they aren't GPS yet, but probably future versions will be and people will use them and sign away on whatever forms in the name of connivence.
You know new cars are mandated to have wireless tire pressure monitoring systems from the factory, right? And each tire has a globally-unique MAC?
It's to save the planet, you know, not so they can keep tabs on all cars moving past discreetly-placed antennas.
My God, it's Full of Source!
OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
He's not continuing the policy, and he's certainly not covering anything up.
He's defending the nation in a legal matter. As the Chief Executive and the person who appoints the Attorney General, that's his job. Unfortunately, it's a hateful legal matter left behind by a criminal administration. I'd prefer that his first order in office were to prosecute every one of them.
I don't know why he didn't, but as he's a reasonable person and his enemies are not, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.