US Spreme Court rules against Warrentless GPS

[Kamakazie Sith]

So far as I know, so long as you are in public spaces, yes, they can. If they don't have probably cause, they can be subject to harassment complaints, but it's not a 4th Amendment violation, to my knowledge.

And if you go onto private property, can they stage a stake-out?

Yes. The devices just can't intrude into that private space. Mind you anything that a person could see from the sidewalk is fair game.

[Gaidin]

Yes. The devices just can't intrude into that private space. Mind you anything that a person could see from the sidewalk is fair game.

This, I guess, is where I kind of get curious. Since you couldn't exactly take the device off, would you theoretically be required to remove a chunk of its record from evidence or turn it off remotely until what it's tracking leaves again?

[Kamakazie Sith]

Yes. The devices just can't intrude into that private space. Mind you anything that a person could see from the sidewalk is fair game.

This, I guess, is where I kind of get curious. Since you couldn't exactly take the device off, would you theoretically be required to remove a chunk of its record from evidence or turn it off remotely until what it's tracking leaves again?

I'm guessing that might be part of the reason why they were ruled unconstitutional without a warrant. With a warrant then no such concern exists.