"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials demanded location data from three companies who collectively track the movements of tens of millions of vehicles every day: GM OnStar, Geotab and Spireon" forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…
I told Forbes that as more and more devices collect extensive data on our behaviors, often for purposes that improve our everyday lives, we need to make sure that law enforcement agencies do not see the mere availability of data as a free pass to access it as they see fit.
Law enforcement agencies accessing detailed GPS location data collected for purposes such as navigation or emergency services is highly intrusive. The requirements for issuing warrants must make sure that such data can only be used to tackle the most serious crimes.
I'd like to add, I doubt that recording GPS data by vehicle tracking firms always improves our lives.
spireon.com, one of the 3 companies in the report is basically a surveillance company tracking e.g. employees ('fleet management') and lenders ('vehicle finance').
spireon.com, one of the 3 companies in the report is basically a surveillance company tracking e.g. employees ('fleet management') and lenders ('vehicle finance').
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