Should the FBI or any other organization be able to secretly install GPS tracking devices on our vehicles without obtaining a warrant or permission first. That is exactly what happened to a college student in California. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43619018#43619018 This seems to me at first glance to be a tremendous invasion of privacy.
I realize that we are living in a world today that requires vigilant pursuit of individuals that may be involved in terrorist activities against the United States. However, where does it end? I don't want to flush all of our rights to privacy down the drain because we are afraid of future attacks. The FBI didn't provide any reason for why they chose to track this young man's car. There should at least be some requirement or justification for such action.
According to the video, the FBI and many of the courts contend that "they don't need permission due to the fact that cars travel on public roads and there is no guarantee of privacy" there. Others would say that we give up our privacy every day by choosing to use wireless devices and computers, which track our position anyway. However, this just seems scary to me. Our forefathers risked their lives years ago to escape tyranny. I would hate to see us return to it by choice as a result of fear.
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