DTMark Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Not talking about, say, Amazon tracking their vehicles, and therefore by inference, their drivers. But: giving someone something that contains a small GPS tracking device which broadcasts your location to that person so that they always know where you are if you have that item with you. Apparently, this is not against the law and is not something on which the Police will take action even when presented with the active, working device. I find that a bit surprising. It seems to fall more into civil than criminal law and there aren't any penalties for doing this to someone. Though presumably, there would be if you physically followed along five feet behind them wherever they went even if you never spoke to them; that being called 'stalking'. Do any of our members have any knowledge in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 No mobile phone?......no gps devise, no signal, no tracking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 eyeballs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Not a mobile phone. A completely innocuous item with a GPS tracker hidden inside discovered only because it was rattling around and the item felt heavier than you might expect it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Not a mobile phone. A completely innocuous item with a GPS tracker hidden inside discovered only because it was rattling around and the item felt heavier than you might expect it to be. How would the item broadcast the location without any way to power itself? A GPS tracker with no network connection wouldn't be very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 How would the item broadcast the location without any way to power itself? A GPS tracker with no network connection wouldn't be very useful. A SIM card/3G mobile connection and an internal battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 is this about your mate with the problem girlfriend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Your intuition serves you well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 A SIM card/3G mobile connection and an internal battery. Surely wouldn't last long. It this intended to be short term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Strap it to a badger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Take it to strange and interesting locations. Or strap it to a badger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Or take it on numerous occasions to outside the local police station. Then go for a wander whilst leaving it there for a wee while. That's should pick up their interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Send it abroad to somewhere like Kazakhstan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 It only needed to last for a week or so. Mind you she'll need to buy another one now. Putting it on a bus to Glasgow, or especially leaving it at Heathrow, would have been hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 It only needed to last for a week or so. Mind you she'll need to buy another one now. Putting it on a bus to Glasgow, or especially leaving it at Heathrow, would have been hilarious. Yes, leave it somewhere where the feds will have no choice but to do a controlled explosion on it. Then offer them some "intelligence" as to its origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm permanently wrapped in tin foil. There'd be no chance of it tracking me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Tape it to an owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horridbloke Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Sell it on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Donate it to whoever goes off treasure hunting with Houses Do My Head In. We could track their demise in real time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Cars will be tracking you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Cars will be tracking you. Now, that IS stalking. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Now, that IS stalking. This is planned. It doesn;t sound sensible to me, since most people already have a phone which they can switch on and use if they get stuck or lost. To have the car do things like this seems wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Any chance we can get it strapped to Lenny Henry to see which Premier Inn he's nowhere near tonight...? XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 This is planned. It doesn;t sound sensible to me, since most people already have a phone which they can switch on and use if they get stuck or lost. To have the car do things like this seems wrong. Oh. I'm choosing my new car at the moment and it'll have satnav built in. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfk Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Recent article in the Daily Wail; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3513619/Man-arrested-GPS-tracking-devices-wife-s-lover-s-cars.html To quote from the article; He has not been charged, but was arrested under stalking laws which ban spying on others if it causes 'alarm or distress'. These are the key terms under the Protection from Harassment Act, your mate would need to show / state that he was alarmed and distressed .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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