Electronic Privacy Information Center. CERIAS - Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security. Privacy.org - The Source for News, Information, and Action. Case Closed? Court Issues Final Judgment in NSA Spying Case, Al-Haramain v. Obama. Naked Security | News. Opinion. Advice. Research. Online Privacy Alliance, Internet Privacy, Consumer Privacy, FTC, Privacy Regulation, Privacy Protection, Web Privacy. Print - Concerned About Your Digital Privacy? You Should Be. Threat Level III: Devastating Victims: Harassed ex-spouses, government suspects, random targets, future homeowners Damage: psychological and physical Threats, oppressive Orwellian Intrusion GPS Car Tracking Low-cost GPS devices for tracking kids or pets may be marketed for innocent purposes, but they can also be used to sinister effect.
Last November, Christina Crosby of Jacksonville, Fla., found one of these devices attached to her car after her estranged husband started randomly showing up at places she went. It is illegal for citizens to secretly track each other via GPS, but the law is not so clear when it comes to the government. Last October, Yasir Afifi, a college student and son of an Islamic-American community leader, discovered a GPS tracking device on his car during an oil change. Fight Back If you have reason to believe someone is tracking your vehicle, take it to a mechanic for a look-see—most found trackers pop up during routine inspections.
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