GPS ‘kill switch’ lets police go dark, disable tracking on their cars. Meanwhile MA taxpayers have spent millions on the tech. Why are they allowed?

According to Boston 25, Proctor was being investigated for an overtime shift he claimed to spend on a “cold case” trip to ...

GPS ‘kill switch’ lets police disable tracking on their cars. MA taxpayers funded the tech. Why was this allowed?

Lieutenant Daniel Griffin managed to live two very different lives for years. To his children’s private school, he was a regular state trooper doing his best to get by, even applying for financial aid ...
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Hidden kill switch scandal rocks Massachusetts police — officers could erase GPS tracking at will

For years, the Massachusetts State Police have relied on technology to keep their officers accountable while on duty. In 2019, the department installed GPS trackers in every patrol car, a project that ...

25 Investigates: GPS ‘kill’ switch allows MSP cruisers to go dark and disable tracking

The Massachusetts State Police spends nearly $70,000 a month on a sophisticated GPS tracking system designed to enhance ...
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Turning Off Your Location Doesn't Turn Off Tracking

Your phone has a location pin toggle in the quick settings slider. You can also find it in the settings app as a toggle labeled location. Turning it off should mean that your phone’s location isn’t ...
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How to disable Location Tracking

What Are Location Services? Location services refer to the provision of services and information to users by utilizing geographic data and information. For location services to work, users would have ...