This GPS thing keeps sending me to the police station!

The New York Times editorializes on whether courts should require police to seek a warrant before tracking a suspect’s car through a GPS device.  According to the Times:

As technology advances, government will continue to acquire new and more efficient ways of monitoring people. It is critical that the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment keep up with those advances.

My only amendment would be to say that it’s important we keep the conversation alive as technology advances, whether or not we actually expand or contract privacy rights.

-Sam

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November 23, 2009 · Filed Under Sam

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