From the Big Brother Files – Wisconsin Police can use GPS tracking without warrant.

Another scary story to followup my Patriot Act story from last week.

Chicago Sun Times reports….

As the law currently stands, the court said police can mount GPS on cars to track people without violating their constitutional rights — even if the drivers aren’t suspects.

Officers do not need to get warrants beforehand because GPS tracking does not involve a search or a seizure, Judge Paul Lundsten wrote for the unanimous three-judge panel based in Madison.

That means “police are seemingly free to secretly track anyone’s public movements with a GPS device,” he wrote.

Read the story HERE

After reading that.. aren’t you glad that GM installed OnStar in your vehicle?

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