GPS tracking devices are becoming more popular in everyday use.  I’d like to have GPS tracking on all of our cell phones and cars.  In this day and age, I hear more news every day about violent crime on the rise, and I’d like to be able to keep track of Teri, and the cars.  If I had children, I’d want some GPS tracking device on them, too!  Even my pets. I think tracking people with GPS is fine as long as they know about it.  Covert tracking is probably necessary in law enforcement issues.

The only drawback that I see to GPS tracking is that sometimes, when I use my GPS to help me with directions the receiver says there is no satellite signal.  That happens frequently on cloudy days.  I don’t know if there is ever going to be any improvement on that, but I think that is one of the drawbacks.  The other drawback is that it seems to still be too large to just wear as a necklace (on kids) or dog collar.  I’d like to see the transmitters get smaller.

I think I would freak out if I found a GPS transmitter on me, my briefcase, laptop, or car and didn’t know about it ahead of time.  Prior knowledge, fine.  Sneaky, not so fine.  I don’t do anything that I need to hide from anyone, so it really is no big deal.  Doing it behind my back would give me concern that something is very wrong somewhere!