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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by snagglegaggle on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:58PM (#21446973)
No, GPS trackers on cars have in some cases been ruled a search.
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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by reaperducer on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @11:14AM (#21453669)
I don't need a GPS to watch someone ride a scooter.
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Re:L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out elect... by snagglegaggle on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @05:01PM (#21457208)
You don't, but what the court found was that putting a GPS tracker on someone's vehicle was materially different than having a real person shadow them all day.
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