The Eye in the Sky & Our Digital Dog Tags: An Exploratory Review of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) & Potential Privacy Implications

Authors

Darren Handler

First Page

853

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Comment

Abstract

Global positioning systems ("GPS") are becoming more ubiquitous in this digital age where consumer devices, such as personal digital assistants, computers, cellular phones and other wireless devices are being marketed with GPS-integrated platforms. While consumer benefits are numerous for such location-based tools, there are those who see such global location data dissemination as a threat to one's privacy. This note gives an exploratory review of what GPS is, how it came to be, and what are the possible privacy implications. Moreover, delineating how the Court has grappled with other data-gathering devices may illuminate the path to be taken, while similarly providing examples of other GPS-based technologies gives one a sense of the complexity of the issues presented herein.

Recommended Citation

Darren Handler, The Eye in the Sky & Our Digital Dog Tags: An Exploratory Review of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) & Potential Privacy Implications, 18 St. Thomas L. Rev. 853 (2006).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol18/iss3/9