In six states (California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Virginia) laws more broadly prohibit the use of electronic tracking devices, not just on vehicles, and not just in the context of stalking, but when they are used to determine the location or movement of a person without consent. Of the other states, nine-Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin-prohibit installing a location tracking device on a motor vehicle without the consent of the vehicle owner. In 11 of those states (Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming) and in D.C., prohibitions on location tracking are part of stalking laws. The market for the devices is growing as parents use them to keep tabs on children and teenagers, caregivers use them to monitor individuals with dementia and as individuals use them to help locate lost personal items.Īt least 26 states and the District of Columbia have addressed privacy concerns raised when individuals track the movements of others without their knowledge. The devices can be worn or attached to a car or other object, and the location information they collect can be monitored from afar via computer. Mobile tracking devices, once the bailiwick of private investigators, spies and law enforcement, are now widely available to anyone online and in stores.
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