[newgeezer]

Placing a device on a private vehicle without the owner's permission is not a violation of privacy?

From what I gathered in the story, the judge might respond by pointing out that the police don't need your permission to follow your vehicle.

"... the NYPD would be free to go out and attach these devices to cars and track people without any showing of wrongdoing."

Really? Does that also mean the cops can follow you without any just cause? If so, color me surprised. This I did not know.

I have to admit, on some level, their attaching a GPS to a vehicle would seem to be not much different than their following the same vehicle 24x7 with the world's smallest, most maneuverable helicopter. It still doesn't seem right, though.

[microgood]

I have to admit, on some level, their attaching a GPS to a vehicle would seem to be not much different than their following the same vehicle 24x7 with the world's smallest, most maneuverable helicopter. It still doesn't seem right, though.

I agree. What gives them the right to touch your car? This country is getting scarier by the minute.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Does that also mean the cops can follow you without any just cause?

That depends on whether being an attractive person of the opposite sex is a just cause or just a cause.