Articles Tagged with gps

Apple Sued for Patent Infringement Over Location Services November 13, 2012 Updated: November 13, 2012 by David Kemp

Yesterday, on November 12, 2012, Texas company NovelPoint Tracking LLC filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. for patent infringement. Brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the suit alleges that certain Apple products, and specifically the iPhone 4S, infringe on a patent owned by the…

Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS Tracking Violates 4th Amendment January 23, 2012 Updated: January 23, 2012 by Joel Zand

The Supreme Court ruled today that the government cannot use warrantless GPS tracking devices because doing so violates a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights against unwarranted search and seizure. Writing for the Court, Justice Scalia held: that the Government’s installation of a GPS device on a target’s vehicle, and its use…