Unauthorized GPS Tracking Is Now a Felony in Florida and a Model for Other States

Unauthorized GPS Tracking Is Now a Felony in Florida and a Model for Other States
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Siri Terjesen
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The unauthorized installation and use of GPS tracking devices and mobile phone apps directly leads to murders, theft, stalking, and other privacy violations. Last month, prosecutors alleged that a Philadelphia woman placed a GPS tracker in her boyfriend’s car, which led three other individuals to find and murder him. In Miami, a man attached GPS tracking devices to individuals’ cars and then burglarized their homes when the cars weren’t there.

Siri Terjesen
Siri Terjesen
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Dr. Siri A. Terjesen is associate dean, research & external relations, founding executive director of the Madden Center for Value Creation.
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