This panel reviews GPS investigations in Japan. In 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court held that warrantless GPS searches are illegal. This case shows the boundary of permissible investigation using high technology. Rapidly developing technology challenges legal research. The Japanese Constitution has no term for “privacy,“ and its notion and scope have been questioned in Japan....
A Japanese Version of U.S. v. Jones? : The Supreme Courts Decisions on GPS Installation on a Vehicle in the U.S. and Japan
This paper examines the two Supreme Courts‘ decisions in the United States and Japan upon installation of a GPS tracking device on a vehicle. In U.S. v. Jones the Supreme Court of the United States in 2012 held that the government‘s attachment of a GPS device to a vehicle constitutes a “search“ under the Fourth...
GPS investigation and right of the target. It intrudes the “privacy“?
Using the new technology such as Global Positioning System (GPS) in criminal investigation poses the problem relating to the target‘s right. This past March, the Japanese Supreme Court‘s grand bench ruled that the collection of GPS data by police threats target‘s “privacy“ and is the mandatory investigation required a warrant because of its unique features...
Privacy and GPS investigation in Japan
In 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court held that warrantless GPS searches are illegal. This case shows the boundary of permissible investigation using high technology. Rapidly developing technology challenges legal research. The Japanese Constitution has no term for “privacy,“ and its notion and scope have been questioned in Japan. This paper reviews notion of privacy in...
Visualizing Privacy? Converting GPS information via Computer Mapping
In this paper, I examine how maps can play – or fail to play – a role in processing spatial information in legal environment. Digital cartography, especially GIS with GPS, has lately been getting more attention among public administrators as an ideal tool for effective governance. With its multiple functionalities, such as digital coding capabilities,...