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GPS Tracking Device and Invasion of Privacy
The Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the husband against his former wife holding the placement of a GPS device in his vehicle without his knowledge, but in the absence of evidence that he drove the vehicle into a private or secluded location that was out of public view and in which he had a legitimate expectation of privacy, does not constitute the tort of invasion of privacy. Villanova v. Innovative, etc. et al., July 7, 2011
Harnessing Technology to Spy on Your Spouse
A Texas court has ruled that a husband accused of monitoring his wife’s computer through a keystroke logger did not violate federal wiretapping laws. The complaint in this civil case alleges that during the divorce proceeding the husband revealed the existence of the surveillance tech and acknowledged that the “software recorded screenshots of activity on the computer.” The husband replied in court documents that “in all conversations, the children were present and defendant was able to consent to recordation by way of vicarious consent.”
