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Police Are Tagging Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts to Avoid Dangerous Pursuits (www.thedrive.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago

This seems harder to abuse than the regular GPS trackers they've had for a long time. The dart probably makes a loud noise when it hits the car and might damage the paint. If they're harassing someone wouldn't they rather quietly stick a tracker to the bottom of a car where it wouldn't be noticed?

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