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Quote by: ruksak  Probable cause can be twisted, and has been, in many different ways. From showing that you purchased shop lights (cultivation paraphernalia) or even witness statements.
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I disagree; one tip can not get your property searched. If you watch a lot of CSI - yeah, one tip can get your house searched. In real life, it is a little bit more difficult than that. It has been realized the violations of privacy that has happened in the past is not acceptable; On-star, GM, and the government will know this issue will rise.
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"When the government seeks to turn a mobile telephone into a means for contemporaneously tracking the movements of its user, the delicately balanced compromise that Congress has forged between effective law enforcement and individual privacy requires a showing of probable cause,"
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Your privacy is a little bit more protected than you people seem to believe. Again - paranoia. On-Star will not be unlike your mobile phone, governments can not use a service you pay for against you without probable reason - as in, it is more likely you are guilty than are not. One tip doesn't give you probable guilt, they will require more than a crimestoppers caller to listen in to your vehicle.
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"This is a true victory for privacy in the digital age, where nearly any mobile communications device you use might be converted into a tracking device," Bankston said in a statement. "Judges are starting to realize that when it comes to surveillance issues, the DOJ has been pulling the wool over their eyes for far too long."
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GM would have a hard time selling a product that nobody would want in fear of being busted for not paying their parking tickets.:rolleyes:
You are right, investigations have violated privacy very easily before, but now that it is being recognised as a problem by citizens, it won't be so easy anymore.
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It is unclear if those orders are limited to tracking fugitives or if they are also being used in ordinary criminal investigations.
Both judges concluded that Congress needed clarify the laws regarding cell phone tracking.
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If a bill gets passed saying police enforcement can use your On-Star against you at will - say goodbye to On-Star.
You can also turn the locater off in most cell phones, so I imagine you will be able to do so with On-Star as well... maybe?