| It is estimated that it cost about $500 a day to | | | | own as either and individual or a business. Placing a |
| put a delivery or service vehicle on the road. If | | | | tracking device on a vehicle that is not under your |
| you are a business that depends on these | | | | legal ownership or control is generally considered |
| resources you know how hard it is to manage | | | | to be illegal in most circumstances. Penalties for |
| them effectively. The advent of sophisticated and | | | | violating privacy laws in some circumstance can |
| smaller GPS vehicle tracking devices now allows | | | | lead to serious fines and even incarceration. Many |
| every fleet manager to efficiently manage their | | | | businesses and private individuals have ignored |
| resources. Many companies have realized | | | | these laws because it is relatively hard to detect |
| tremendous savings as a result of employing this | | | | GPS vehicle tracking devices. Business that seek |
| technology. | | | | trade secrets or information that will give them a |
| Private citizens are also utilizing the new | | | | competitive edge frequently conducts illegal |
| technology as well. If you own more than one | | | | tracking activities. The very small size of the new |
| automobile, boat, motorcycle, travel trailer or | | | | real time GPS tracking devices makes it very |
| motor home know exactly where they are is | | | | easy to place a device just about anywhere on a |
| important. In addition if you have young drivers | | | | vehicle. |
| within your house hold you will sleep easier | | | | In the same venue individuals also are violating the |
| knowing that you can at anytime find your child | | | | law by placing tracking devices on the vehicles of |
| and your vehicle. In addition you can monitor their | | | | ex-spouses, girl or boyfriends. In addition there |
| driving habits in order to keep them safe while on | | | | are several cases where stalkers have also used |
| the road. The liability of owning a vehicle that is | | | | the technology to keep track of their victims. |
| being driven by a teenager can be serious in this | | | | Many people think it is impossible catch someone |
| litigious society. The use of GPS vehicle tracking | | | | doing illegal surveillance tracking but they are |
| devices that feature real time uploads will go a | | | | mistaken. Technology that detects cell phone |
| long way in preventing any serious problems to | | | | transmissions can easily detect the tracking |
| your financial well being. | | | | device uploads to the GPS service company that |
| The laws concerning the use of GPS vehicle | | | | provides the tracking information you are |
| tracking devices vary from state to state. It is | | | | receiving. Again this is a violation of the law use |
| generally accepted that you are legally able to | | | | GPS vehicle tracking devices to track another |
| place a tracking device on any vehicle that you | | | | private citizen. It is just not worth the risk. |