Whether used for fleet tracking or inventory management, for investigation or surveillance, or for social networking or entertainment, GPS technology adds value and convenience and has changed the way individuals, businesses, and law enforcement conduct their activities. Smartphone users can access relevant information about their immediate surroundings, check in to geosocial networks, and get instant access to maps and traffic information based upon their current location.
However, because mobile devices have the ability to regularly transmit their location to a network, they also enable the creation of a precise record of a user’s locations over time, raising questions of how, when and by whom this information can be used. GPS devices are also used by law enforcement to track suspects’ vehicles over a long period of time; similarly, employers may use tracking devices on company vehicles to study business efficiencies or investigate a dishonest employee’s whereabouts.
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