An interesting article in the Washington Post discusses how law enforcement is now using GPS to track suspects, mostly without any warrant. This really sounds like a gray area in the world of privacy. On one hand, police can “tail” a suspect without a warrant, which this is very similar to, but what if a citizen decided to put a GPS device on another persons vehicle, including police or elected officials? Would this be justified, or would they face possible charges for stalking?
Over all it looks like this won’t be answered until it ends up in the courts, whenever that might be. I think the GPS idea is a good idea, but it’s another one of those things that can be abused in the wrong hands. And yes – some cops are the “wrong hands”.