Tag: GPSTRACKING

GPS tracking software has been used to locate children, lost pets, and even Alzheimer's patients. According to recent reports out of Wisconsin, GPS has now added another group to the list: absent minded drunks. Various news outlets in Wisconsin have reported the story of a 21-year old male, name withheld, who got lost riding his bicycle home from a party. Once the inebriated man realized he ...

Australians worried about cheating spouses also need to be wary of private investigators and Web sites trying to take advantage of their vulnerability. Numerous private investigation firms in Australia are now offering services which include mobile phone monitoring. There's only one problem. It's illegal. According to the Australian Surveillance Devices Act, private investigators have to ...

Hallmark cards and candy hearts aren't the only products that see a bump in sales around Valentine's day. Spyware and tracking devices usually see a boost as spouses hope to catch their partners red-handed during the holiday, when private investigators say cheating partners are most likely to make contact with a secret lover. Although the holiday usually means a wave of new clients for ...

Strapping a GPS tracker to a dog is nothing new, but British start up company Retrieva is offering a smaller and much more feature-packed version that in better economic times might have become quite a hit. Unlike earlier models, which were so large they needed to strapped to a dog's back, the new GPS collar is worn, well... as a collar around the neck. The collar is waterproof, made of ...

According to KBTX-TV, a Texas judge wants to slap monitoring devices on the ankles of truant students, allowing the court and anyone else it allows to track the kids 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Brazos County Justice of the Peace Tommy Munoz requested an opinion on the plan from the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott. Abbott has not yet responded to the request. The monitoring bracelets ...