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Battle Brews Over FBI's Warrantless GPS Tracking

fysdt writes "The FBI's use of GPS vehicle tracking devices is becoming a contentious privacy issue in the courts, with the Obama administration seeking Supreme Court approval for its use of the devices without a warrant, and a federal civil rights lawsuit targeting the Justice Department for tracking the movements of an Arab-American student. In the midst of this legal controversy, Threat Level decided to take a look at the inside of one of the devices, with the help of the teardown artists at iFixit."

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  1. God damn Republicans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn Republicans passing laws and continuing abuses like this stripping away our rights. . .

  2. Send them on a wild goose chase by Iphtashu+Fitz · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I found one of these attached to my car I think I'd simply throw it in a box and mail it somewhere. Perhaps to an FBI office on the other side of the country. Let the FBI blindly trace the path it takes through the USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc.

    Either that or I'd let a dog run around the neighborhood with it.

  3. Re:Find one? Call it in as a suspected car bomb by countertrolling · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bomb squad will just come out, evacuate the neighborhood, and blow up your car

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  4. Well by Jiro · · Score: 3, Funny

    They said that if I voted Republican, we'd get warrantless wiretapping. I voted Republican, and what do you know, we did!

    It's hardly even a joke any more. Obama's just as bad as his opponents, except we also get Obamacare added on top.

  5. Damn you George Bush! by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, wait a sec...........

    Never mind.

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  6. Re:so by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

    Soooo... go with dogshit?

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    which is totally what she said
  7. Re:Ebay, Here We Come by Amouth · · Score: 3, Funny

    just get the FBI to provide proof of ownership.. you know a receipt or something :).

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