The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act) was a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2011 that attempted to limit government surveillance using geolocation information such as signals from GPS systems in mobile devices. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Jason Chaffetz.[1] Since its initial proposal in June 2011, the GPS Act awaits consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the House.
According to its proponents, the GPS Act sets forth "a legal framework designed to give government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens clear guidelines for when and how geolocation information can be accessed and used."[1] Advocates drafted the bill to address controversies surrounding prior incidents in which police had attached GPS devices to suspects' vehicles without warrants and to set a legal precedent for such tracking in the future.[2][3]
- ^ a b Wyden, Ron. "Wyden, Chaffetz Introduce GPS Act". wyden.senate.gov. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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- ^ Zetter, Kim (8 November 2011). "Busted! Two New Fed GPS Trackers Found on SUV". wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/gps-tracker-times-two. Wired. Retrieved 11 November 2011.