NY court hears arguments on police use of GPS

New York’s top court weighed arguments Tuesday over whether police can hide GPS trackers on suspects’ cars without first getting a court warrant showing probable cause the drivers are up to no good.

…. Rulings in New York and federal courts so far say police can install the devices without getting approval from a judge.

However, state courts in Oregon and Washington have said that police use of GPS without a warrant is prohibited under their constitutions. Another case out of Maryland is pending before a federal appeals court.

The judges with New York’s Court of Appeals grilled both lawyers. They asked whether it would be lawful for people to attach GPS monitors on their neighbors’ vehicles, whether automakers could install them in all new cars so authorities could monitor movement and whether “no trespassing” stickers on bumpers would prevent a driver from being tracked by GPS.

Source – Times Union

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