Big Brother can put a GPS tracker on your car if they consider you a ‘threat’ and there’s nothing you can do about it
A federal judge threw out claims by a California man who became a media sensation after he found a government GPS tracker in his car.
‘Yasir Afifi says he was due for an oil change in October 2010 when he discovered the GPS device. Based on feedback he received after uploading photos of the device onto the Internet, Afifi determined that it was government issued.
FBI agents descended on Afifi’s apartment that day, and two unmarked vehicles followed Afifi when he went out, his amended complaint alleges. When the agents pulled him over, they allegedly admitted that the bureau had been tracking Afifi’s movements. Afifi says he turned over the tracker as these agents inquired as to whether he was a ‘threat to national security’ and if he had traveled to Yemen.
The encounter allegedly ended with Kanaan informing Afifi that the bureau did not consider him a security threat and he returned the GPS device to the agents.’
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