Secret GPS tracker terrifies Ontario man

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An Ontario man says he's angry and frightened after discovering someone hid a GPS tracking device under his vehicle, apparently to secretly monitor his movements.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/02/20/bc-trackingdevice.html?cmp=rss

 

[Rob MacLennan]

He's got every right to be angry. It's an illegal act but apparently he has no recourse against whoever did it, because that person or entity can't be identified.

 

[GayManLoveIsOK]

why not setup a hidden camera and see who takes it...

 

[Wingboy]

Lol,gotta be his wife.

 

[Stewart]

he should mount it on a taxi cab, just to let the owner of the device follow it all over the city.

 

[Jayv]

why not setup a hidden camera and see who takes it...

He said the only dispute he is involved in is with his former employer, a car dealership in Peterborough, Ont.
Ferrill worked for a decade as a mechanic for Holiday Ford Lincoln. Two years ago, he injured his shoulder on the job. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario said he needed to be on light, restricted duty for several months.
After a few months, Holiday Ford fired him for allegedly stealing a bottle of windshield washer fluid.

I'll take who is the WSIB for $50 Alex.

 

[Rob MacLennan]

why not setup a hidden camera and see who takes it...

Because they were stupid and announced to the world, that they found it.

 

[Jayv]

Because they were stupid and announced to the world, that they found it.

Someone "dem americans" know.

Short of holding the CEO hostage, you won't be finding out who was using the information.

 

[CruisnGrrl]

He's got every right to be angry. It's an illegal act but apparently he has no recourse against whoever did it, because that person or entity can't be identified.

curious, how is it an illegal act? I think it to be but some one i'm discussing it with claims otherwise, it would be like an insurance company hiring a private investigator to track you to see if you're really injured.

 

[invictus43]

curious, how is it an illegal act? I think it to be but some one i'm discussing it with claims otherwise, it would be like an insurance company hiring a private investigator to track you to see if you're really injured.

Paraphrasing a Star article, it's illegal to electronically track someone's vehicle without a warrant or their knowledge.

 

[Baggsy]

he should mount it on a taxi cab, just to let the owner of the device follow it all over the city.

Wouldn't that make him guilty of the same thing?

 

[Rob MacLennan]

curious, how is it an illegal act? I think it to be but some one i'm discussing it with claims otherwise, it would be like an insurance company hiring a private investigator to track you to see if you're really injured.

For the same reason that I posted in the "scam foiled" thread, when talking about the people on RFD:

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fv-vf/pub/har/har.html

 

[m.breen]

I would think not, 'cause he wouldn't be tracking the cab.

 

[nobbie48]

Paraphrasing a Star article, it's illegal to electronically track someone's vehicle without a warrant or their knowledge.

If a wife wanted to track her hubby and the car was in her name she wouldn't be tracking someone else's vehicle. Same with tracking the kids when they borrow the car.

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