SBXVII: here is a link for the court case referenced:
Ninth Circuit Court: Secret GPS Tracking is Legal | Executive Gov
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The ruling, which sets precedent for Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, holds that “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures” doesn’t apply to driveways.
This decision upsets years of legal precedent establishing “curtilage” (legalese for the property surrounding a house) as protected under the Fourth Amendment,
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[note: the original yahoo link in the op failed.]
I understand the point, if you have nothing to hide why worry, but it is a very far reaching effect to say that the police have the right to go on your property, track your every move, and do not have to go through, what is a supposed safeguard, the motion of getting a warrant.