GPS Patents and Their Effects on Our Future and Rights-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

GPS Patents and Their Effects on Our Future and Rights

Published:2020 Issue: Volume: Page:671-684
ISSN:
Container-title:Cyber Warfare and Terrorism
language:
Short-container-title:

Author:

Margulis Chloe S.¹,Galli Brian J.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, USA

2. Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Master of Science in Engineering Management Industrial Engineering, Hofstra University, USA

Abstract

The interest in GPS technology has led to the filing of many GPS patents. Although not all the filed patents result in the production of final products, there has been a rise in the question of GPS Technology and its ethical values in relation to privacy, rights, and government surveillance. Aside from covering the above issue, this paper will also discuss the branching of from GPS technology, development, and ethical implications to GIS mapping and RFID tagging in modern society. The main dilemma addressed will focus on the legality of taking people's locations in patented applications, devices, and programs, and using them for various needs, whether the user is aware or unaware of this. Will this be considered an infringement on personal rights and liberties, specifically pertaining to the Fourth Amendment?

Publisher

IGI Global

Reference25 articles.

1. Albanesius, C. (2015, August 25). Google Patent Would Collect Pothole Data Using a Car’s GPS. PCMag. Retrieved October 14, 2015, from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2490098,00.asp

2. Bradley, T. (2015, August 26). Google Wants To Help You Avoid Potholes And Save Your Car. Forbes. Retrieved October 13, 2015, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2015/08/26/google-wants-to-help-you-avoid-potholes-and-save-your-car/

3. Chopra, A. (2014, April 16). How GPS Is Being Used to Fight the Asthma Epidemic. New Republic. Retrieved October 13, 2015, from http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117085/innovative-state-aneesh-chopra-excerpt-asthma-and-gps

4. Cornell University Law School. (2012). United States v. Jones. Retrieved October 13, 2015, from https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/10-1259

5. D’Onfro, J. (2013, December 20). Apple Files Patent That Could Make Its Maps App Better. Business Insider. Retrieved October 13, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-interactive-maps-patent-2013-12