Feds Do Not Need A Court Warrant to Track Your Car with GPS Device

The America government is claiming that authorities do not need court warrants to affix GPS devices to vehicles to monitor their every move. it's been more than a year since a Supreme Court decision established that affixing a GPS tracking device to a vehicle constitutes a search under the constitution.

The drug-related conviction of nightclub owner Antoine Jones.The GPS locator was installed the day after the warrant expired and while the vehicle was outside of the department's jurisdiction, and DC police tracked Jones for nearly a month after installation before arresting him. 

According to my researchers "Requiring a warrant and probable cause before officers may attach a GPS device to a vehicle, which is inherently mobile and may no longer be at the location observed when the warrant is obtained, would seriously impede the government's ability to investigate drug trafficking, terrorism, and other crimes. Law enforcement officers could not use GPS devices to gather information to establish probable cause, which is often the most productive use of such devices."

Shortly after a 2010 Rite Aid heist, officers tracked the Dodge Caravan and arrested the brothers. Inside the vehicle, they discovered the pharmacy’s surveillance system and drugs in the vehicle that was monitored for 48 hours with a GPS device. Privacy and civil rights advocates are siding with the Katzin brothers, arguing that GPS tracking is a powerful technology that allows for persistent surveillance. This act means the GPS device has to be used with caution and oversight.