# Supreme Court rules warrant necessary for cops to track cars by GPS

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 23, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-warrant-necessary-for-cops-to-track-cars-by-gps/610409 "2012-01-23T18:49:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-warrant-necessary-for-cops-to-track-cars-by-gps/610409/1 "2012-01-23T18:49:06Z")

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There is another thread on this in GD with professional opinions being bandied about.