NJ Judge Rules In Favor Of P.I. Surveillance Techniques

GPS Tracking System Did Not Violate Privacy

The debate regarding whether the use of GPS tracking system technology violates privacy rights is a topic that continues to be closely followed by everyone. This is because the use of GPS is growing at a rapid pace, as businesses everywhere use satellite technology for fleet tracking, police agencies use GPS trackers to conduct investigative work and consumers use monitoring devices for everything from teen tracking to spouse tracking. The reason why the debate continues to grab mainstream headlines is because of the differing opinions held by states on what is the appropriate use of vehicle monitoring devices. With some states requiring police to obtain a warrant before using a GPS monitoring solution to other states proclaiming that gathering driving activity history is not a violation of privacy at all, the application of satellite observation technology is ambiguous at best. Once again that debate is in the spotlight as a Gloucester County Judge in New Jersey recently ruled in favor of a private investigation firm for their practice of using a GPS tracking system to acquire data on a suspected cheating spouse.

Private Investigator Is Sued

When Innovative Investigations, a private investigation firm based in New Jersey, was contacted by a client to find out whether or not her husband was cheating, they turned to one of the most reliable security products available, GPS. The investigators worked quickly to gather any evidence that suggested a marital affair was occurring, and after a short period of time using the vehicle tracking unit they were able to confirm that the husband was indeed involved with another woman.

Surveillance Gos To The Insects

Micro Air Vehicles Showcase New Era In Military Intelligence

Terrorists and global criminals will soon no longer be able to hide from the U.S. Air Force, and sophisticated micro air vehicles will be the reason why. Crossing international borders or dangerous regions controlled by drug cartels to gather intelligence used to be certain suicide, but through the use of mini military drones, the military is able to conduct extensive surveillance and intelligence gathering missions without placing uniformed troops in harm's way. Although the use of drones for intelligence gathering and small attacks has been conducted frequently in combat operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the latest innovations in drone technology being created at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are showing the next level of drones will be nearly impossible to detect by enemy forces.

The United States government has always been on the cutting edge of innovative and ground-breaking technology. They were the ones responsible for the Global Positioning System (GPS) network that introduced GPS tracker and fleet tracking technology to both military and civilian users, and a wide assortment of both powerful and stealth defense systems. However, the latest development of miniature spy craft security products that resemble birds and insects is something that is truly amazing and impressive. What makes these micro air vehicles so special is that first they were engineered to blend in flawlessly with the natural environment, appearing to look exactly like an ordinary insect or bird native to those local in the target region. The sophisticated drone devices can even sit stationed on telephone wires like normal birds, gathering audio and video surveillance and intelligence. This would allow the drones to discover, monitor and target enemy suspects in both complex urban regions and remote areas that are difficult to access by soldier.

GPS Tracking Devices Given Okay By Michigan Lawmakers

Popular Private Investigator Tool Allowed Under State Law

GPS tracking systems are now one of the most called upon tools by police agencies and private investigation companies because of the reliability and efficiency of the surveillance tools. "When it comes to gathering intelligence and information in a covert manner, private detectives and police officers understand the value of portable vehicle tracking systems because the devices can capture a significant amount of quality location-based driving activity data without leaving the investigator in harm's way", stated a fleet management specialist for a GPS distribution company. Although there is no questioning or debating the numerous advantages of using a GPS vehicle tracker, some states are looking to pass legislation that would make it illegal for a person to monitor another individual's automobile through the use of satellite tracking technology. In an effort to define and create boundaries about the acceptable use of GPS devices, the state of Michigan passed legislation that will allow the use of GPS monitoring equipment by licensed private investigators.

What This Means For Private Investigators

With the new language in the Michigan law, licensed private detectives will be allowed to attach electric vehicle monitoring devices onto a motor vehicle without the authorized consent of the driver. What makes this legislation so important for private investigators is that it will allow detectives to covertly gather evidence on targets while keeping those involved with the investigation process safe. Since many portable GPS tracking systems are now designed with waterproof housing and exterior magnetic mounts that allow for easy outside placement to the under side of a vehicle, private investigators can quickly attach a GPS device such as the SilverCloud tracker or GPS Tracking Key Pro within seconds! The data from a GPS device will provide detailed accounts of everywhere a driver has been and more.

The Michigan Council of Professional Investigators was a strong lobbyist for some form of exemption that would make certain that their business would not be affected by any state laws prohibiting the use of GPS tracking technology

Busting The Cheat With GPS

GPS Trackers Prove Valuable Among Private Investigators

Every private investigator knows that the busiest day of the year is Valentine's Day. The reason why this romantic holiday creates so much business for private investigators is because it is the time of the year when cheaters come out to play. Although cheaters are usually very covert in the way they hide and cover up their cheating ways, Valentine's Day is the one holiday where their guard is often left down. This allows private investigators the ability to document in detail unfaithfulness through a variety of surveillance methods, and the security product that is leading the way is the GPS tracker.

There is nothing more devastating to discover than finding out your significant other has been unfaithful, but that is one of the many different reasons why people hire private investigators. In the above news video clip, a private investigator was hired by a woman who was about to get married, as she began to feel that her fiancee had become distant. Suspecting that he could be cheating, she decided the best course of action was to have a professional monitor his movements to see what he was up to. Through the use of a sophisticated real-time monitoring device similar to the SilverCloud GPS, the private investigator was able to document everywhere the target was going and everywhere he had been. Once the target became close enough in distance where visual identification could be made, the private investigator learned that the target did indeed have a female companion. As the covert surveillance, which also utilized hidden camera tools, continued through the night, the private investigator captured extensive video data of the target and his companion being very affectionate toward one another. The private investigator then called the woman who hired him and provided the new information.  With visual and video data capturing his cheating ways the mission was then terminated.