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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@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[–] tomjuggler@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm my county a high percentage of cars have GPS trackers fitted already - by the owner - because of the high vehicle theft rate.

I imagine if that police here just have to call up the tracking company to achieve the same result - something to think about actually (I don't have one, my car isn't worth much)

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I think if you're in a car chase type situation, firing a dart is probably quicker than accessing someone else's database