GPS Showing Up in the Darndest Places

This whole article is bogus. This article is posing as information when it's really an advertisement. The GPS device is about 6" around and 4" long. If there was one that could be implanted in children when born, I'd have one in each of mine. Unfortunately, there is no such thing. There is the little capsule that has been approved for implantation but that only helps identify it when found. Good for pets that may get lost. The traakit device listed has a rechargable battery and needs a monthly fee to keep it active. Great for a wandering Alzheimer's patient if you could strap it to their ankle. But you know a teenager would find a way to disable it. lol

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As a security professional specializing in highly sensitive deployments for 19 years, people have come to me with all types of problems. A "pet-peeve" of mine is when people mis-use language. They say things like, "I was robbed" when, what they mean was, "something is missing and presumed stolen" or they say they are "being harassed" when what they mean is, "someone they work with keeps trying to strike up conversation with them." Both of these are wrongful usage of words because in the former, there was no use of force--which is needed for "robbery"--and in the latter, this person is not "being harassed" because their presence is logically explained--they work there. Thus, the 'reasonable element of fear'--which is needed for "stalking" is not present as it would be if this person did not work there, or showed up at your home or other places. Likewise, a spouse is not "stalking" you to want to know where you are going and with whom. The only "fear" that can be is for the person is cheater may be reasonably afraid of no longer being able to have their cake and eat it too!!!! Legally, you cannot "stalk" your spouse unless they are separated from you and have obtained a restraining order against you. This is easily done as judges generally give them out like candy. Your argument sounds like that of a cheater. Cheater always say to their spouses "Oh, you have no proof." then, when the spouse gets the proof, the cheater blames the spouse for "causing the problem"!! From the cheater's perspective, this makes sense. But a person should not have to be psychic or a psychologist in order to defeat the lies of the seasoned professional. Technology improves our lives and might save them.

I think it's a good /bad thing. I agree with one of the blogs here. What if it were an abusive spouse. I have been there and that's not a good idea. I would have HATED the fact that he could have done that...

we wouldn't have to implant our babies with chips for fear of molesters and kidnappers if we would put those jerks to death on the first offense.

Creepy, Creepy, Creepy - Oh My!

Well, Well, Well - When is MY GPS going 2 Expire E???

Ever see the movie "Enemy of the State"? If they want to find you bad enough, they can. Anybody tracks me will get bored out of their gourd.

OMG my ex caught me going out one night using the GPS.I could not believe he was invading my privacy. He was in another state, what happened was that he had forgotten he allready knew I was going out with friends that night and he decided to check on me.How horrible, thats why were not together anymore,if theres No trust theres No relationship :)

Poster Nancy said that the article is bogus because the device is 6" by 4", not something you could stick in a wallet, but in my area, one of the local governmental agencies makes them available for Alzheimer's caregiver's families on just a small bracelet. The catch is that you have to submit to a home inspection, and I think that can cause the entrance into a system where you don't know who is coming into the situation. Because I was head of a neighborhood, I was privvy to situations where once social services got involved, things actually got worse. Some real fruitcakes were sent to help the people.
To be able to buy this on your own would be a great boon for people who don't trust the social services agencies.
I won't go into too man of the stories, but in one case the woman sent by social services eyed a lady-in-need's house as a place to stash homeless cats and dogs for her friends who do animal rescue. next thing you know the old-lady-in need had people reporting the barking dogs to the building inspector! The building inspector would come and give the old lady a date by which she had to get rid of animals. Wouldn't you know it, but the social worker would temporarily take the animals out and then bring them back when the building inspector was gone. it was crazy.
in another case, the social worker was down on her luck and moved in with an old lady, saying she'd help her, but neighbors could hear the nut job screaming at the old lady.
In another case, when social services checked out a house, they made old ladies throw out most of their accumulated possessions, which was very depressing for one of them who knew her days were numbered and hated watching things go into a dumpster. They had her hire dumpsters and men to do it and she was too upset and ill to supervise what got tossed (almost everything)
Being able to buy a device like this with no governmental strings attached would be a blessing. The people I observed that were sent by social service agencies were full of their own problems and made matters worse, but if someone in your house might possibly wander same day, this would be a good thing to have.

First, this device isn't a GPS device. It's a tracking device which uses GPS.

Also, I think some of you are confused about how GPS works. The government can't monitor your location based on most GPS units. Why?

GPS sats are transmitters, not receivers. Those sats don't have a clue where you or anyone else are. Those 24+ sats, simply blanket the Earth with signals your GPS receiver uses to triangulate where it's at. Your device is what figures out where you (it) are. So, unless your device has a transmitter built into it, it can't tell anyone where you are. For this article, the 19 year old likely had a sat-phone too and connected the device to it for a transmitter. It's very unlikely that he had cellular service in the outback (but I could be wrong).

From Traakit's site "The TRAAKiT monitor houses a Global Positioning (GPS) module and a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) module. The GPRS module connects the TRAAKiT monitor to the mobile telephone networks and enables the TRAAKiT monitor to talk to the host computers."

I don't think this should be implanted in kids. I have a friend of mine who has a very abusive father, and if it was implanted on her, who knows what could happen to her... Sure it means safety, but in the hands of the wrong person, It means danger. Very bad danger. No one should be put in a position where they can't hide or get away from a abusive person becasue little chips are installed into their skull. It's wrong and unethical. I think parents and children should develop more trust with eachother to trust that their kids are doing the right things, instead of potentionally killing them 20 years later by putting that in their head and having them being stalked by a serial killer who happened to get their 'number'.

It's not right, I don't care about how 'nice' it is to know where your kidnapped daughter is. They should be yes, be implanted in children of very young age, but once a child is old enough to fend for themselves... not financially, but physically and mentally....they should be given a choice to keep it or remove it. A 17 year old girl should not have to be put in position where they are being tracked constantly from an abusive father, who would if they have a chance track her and not let her have peace of mind since birth. Sometimes, being safe is not not about being tracked 24/7. It does not equal safety at ALL, just guarentees that people know where the hell you are.

I vote for the wellbeing of the trackees from being stalked and potentionally hurt badly with the aid of this adivce. This device is dangerous in the hands of the wrong people, it should not be given to just any old person or parent. Ethier they don't sell it, or they license it to stop these people from using it in the wrong way. One way or the other, I'll be happy.

Wow if i got taken they would put me right back and wish they never messed with me or my family i dont care if my mom is a lawyer and makes tons of money no one would want to spend the day with me i make ppls lives miserable for the fun of it.

SEEMS TO ME IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE< WHY WORRY ABOUT THE TRACKER, IM GOING TO GET ONE,I WANT TO KNOW WHERE IM AT ALL THE TIME.SO KEEP TRACKING IN THOSE BOOTS, BIG BROTHER HAS BEEN WATCHING US FOR YRS,

Hiding the GPS in her son's wallet is almost a waste. Most kidnappings result in the taking of personal information, especially if there is robbery involved. The wallet may be discarded after monies and cards etc. are removed leaving the tracking of only their last know location and not where they be at that given moment. better to hide it in shoes or other places on the person.

dlp - Former Police Detective Lieutenant & Grad. of FBI National Academy

I think this is a great idea. Especially for people who are going on trip or adventures. I wish that Natilie Hollaways parents had given her something like this before she went on her senior trip.

its for dam sure there is no chip going in my baby ill take the risk

I don't think we should implant trackers in children. Most likely if they were kidnapped the kidnapper would just cut off their arm or leg or wherever we decided to implant them in kids so they couldn't be tracked. Not a good idea.

HA HA!!!! Now I can plant one in every cop car in my home town and never again worry about where those pesky radar traps are.The power has now shifted to the people.HA HA !!!!!!

Can you say "Logan's Run"? That old movie that executed people when they reached a certain age?

DOESN'T IT CONCERN ANYONE WITH THE SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND THE COMMENTS, "THE IMPENDING ONE WORLD GOVERMENT"?