Re: Court Orders Gov't To Disclose GPS Tracking Data

Le 8 sept. 2011 à 02:52, David Singer a écrit :
> "United States law enforcement officials have been utilizing data provided by global positioning satellite systems to track down individual suspects, without having to demonstrate probable cause before a judge first — that much is known. Rights groups such as the ACLU have wondered, just how much of that goes on?"
> 
> Discussion on slashdot:
> <http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/07/1713211/Court-Orders-Govt-To-Disclose-GPS-Tracking-Data>

Remove the tracker in the URL ;)
The original article is a bit better. 
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/dueling-privacy-concerns-court.php

There are plenty of systems/devices using automatic recording of geolocations. These systems are used by government services (ex: police) or individual (ex: private investigator, parents) for tracking a person.

The question being: "Is it right to do it without a court order?"

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