sacp81170a
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You guys are missing a whole 'nother set of possibilities. If information is stored in a government database, it's subject to the FOIA. How long will it be before some sharp lawyer involved in civil litigation against you will think to mine the federal databases via the FOIA? As an example, say your chipped puppy nips a trespasser on your property in the behind and he or she sues? Voila, the GPS records show that you regularly allow your puppy to roam outdoors while "doing his business" and this pattern of negligence "led to my clients' injury, for which you are clearly liable." You can think up additional scenarios on your own, including your insurance company refusing to pay for an accident because of your "clear pattern of driving too fast and running stop signs." No, the government isn't the only entity that can abuse this type of information. If there's money to be made or lost, it comes much closer to being a reality than I can be comfortable with.