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Quote by: ruksak FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment: Annotations pg. 2 of 6 State v. Detroy A "tip" only needs corroborating evidence to be suffice for a warrant. What constitutes as "corroborating evidence", is semantical. Often times, the prosecution is able to uphold a tip as sufficient, unless the case is reviewed by the supreme court.

Interesting, so police can tap into your On-Star because Joe Smith told them you're bad?

I don't see that flying for too long - you can opt out of it to begin with. Otherwise its a risk you're going to have to take if you can't read a map or are too stupid to take your keys out with you before you lock up.

Your example is from November of 1997, and is one case, I'd hope things have changed regarding that matter in your country sine then.

It is a criminal offense in my country (Canada), for a government agency to trace you through your own serivces without authorization. The only grey area there would be the internet - (Mafiaboy, we all remember him).

You americans are in a democracy, if you're worried your on-star will get you in the slammer, fight for your rights. Or don't buy on-star.