Wisconsin Judge to Residents: Bow to Big Brother

As if there weren't enough ways to invade privacy, a Wisconsin court rules that police may secretly place GPS tracking devices on vehicles without a warrant. In a short moment of enlightenment, the court said it was "more than a little troubled" and urged lawmakers to regulate use of the GPS. Hey, anyone remember the police using OnStar as a wire tap or the ability they recently gave police to shut off your car at will? Ok, let's recap. The court opens a free-for-all on GPS tracking ANYONE without a warrant but wait, let's think about putting regulations in place sometime in the future so it's not abused (duh, what about right now?). I'm not a big fan of the ACLU but I'm hoping they beat this one.

As an aside, since it's not an invasion of privacy, I'll personally chip in the first $10 towards a GPS tracker for the judge and another $10 for the attorney general as long as someone posts the real-time location of their cars on a website. Hey, in their own words... "We discern no privacy interest protected by the Fourth Amendment that is invaded when police attach a device to the outside of a vehicle, as long as the information obtained is the same as could be gained by the use of other techniques that do not require a warrant." If it's good for the police, it's good for the public, er, "private investigators."