• Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    They don’t need a warrant, you’re allowed to just tell people your coordinates. A warrant would just permit Pommes to commit illegal acts until you give it up.

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          3 days ago

          The entire point of this thread is about putting GPS in vehicles, FYI. Dude was asking me to post my coordinates, like it was some kind of gotcha.

          If someone really wanted my GPS coordinates, they would need them stored online somewhere, and a warrant would be needed to access them.

          Yes, if they were stored online somewhere, then whatever entity is keeping track of it would have access to them at all times, but if a government wanted that information, they would need a warrant.

          Luckily, GPS doesn’t need an active internet connection, so if you have offline maps, you can not only navigate roads, but the GPS device COULD be used as a speed limiter effectively, with no privacy loss whatsoever.

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            3 days ago

            The guy replying to you isn’t the government, and he still doesn’t need a warrant for you to just tell him your current coordinates. Everything you’ve said is completely irrelevant.