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Judge rules use of GPS to track a cheating spouse is not an invasion of privacy
Star-Ledger ^ | 7/7/11 | Mary Ann Spoto

Posted on 07/08/2011 9:16:35 PM PDT by Huntress

GLOUCESTER COUNTY — Beware, all you cheating husbands and wives.

The use of a GPS device to track your whereabouts is not an invasion of privacy in New Jersey, a state appellate court panel ruled today.

Based on the battle of a divorcing Gloucester County couple, the decision helps clarify the rules governing a technology increasingly employed by suspicious spouses — many of whom hire private investigators.

“For the appellate division to say that it’s not an invasion of privacy is a wonderful thing for the private investigation business,” said Lisa Reed, owner of LSR Investigations in Flemington. “It’s been something we’ve been haggling over for some period of time.”

No state law governs the use of GPS tracking devices, and the ruling, which does not affect police officers, is the first to address the issue, said Jimmie Mesis, past president of the New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Association.

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: fourthamendment; gps; gpstracking; warrantlesssearch
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To: Still Thinking

Magnets, duct tape, or wire.


61 posted on 07/09/2011 10:41:12 PM PDT by Strider2
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To: Strider2

Oh my goodness, is there a law against sleeping around when you are married now. How did they pass that?


62 posted on 07/09/2011 10:45:59 PM PDT by proudtobeanamerican1 (A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Free Vulcan

Its not you it’s them. Correction some women want a man they are compatible with and some women want a man to control. Congrats you failed to be controlled. Chin up chest out women out there will fall into the same two categories. If you cant find one just try them all.


63 posted on 07/16/2011 2:53:59 AM PDT by Enemy197 (Recently dumped for no reason)
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