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A federal appeals court is upholding lifetime G.P.S. monitoring of a convicted felon, in this instance a Wisconsin pedophile who served time for sexually assaulting a boy and a girl. The court upheld the constitutionality of a Wisconsin law that, beginning in 2008, requires convicted pedophiles to wear GPS ankle devices for the rest of their lives.
Opinion:
I can't imagine this not going to the US Supreme Court and, if upheld, steadily being expanded to everyone "for the public good". Though my soul is set ablaze with rage at this, I can't help but think this overall has little impact on the populous in general as we all carry tracking devices willingly for the convenience of contacting loved ones and business associates anywhere. Do you believe there will come a day when everyone's positions will be monitored at all times by law? Do you have an alternative to cellphones that don't track your position?
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Thursday February 04 2016, @05:30AM
Do you have an alternative to cellphones that don't track your position?
satellite phones don't track your position... but they are expensive. VoIP services don't track your position... but need a network connection. how about just not using the phone? ;)
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday February 04 2016, @03:48PM
Sure, no problem. How about not using a computer or the internet too, while you're at it? Don't forget not using a car (assuming you don't like in a very dense urban area).