Committee keeps GPS data protected to shield law-enforcement employees' residences
The committee retained an exemption shielding GPS and vehicle-tracker data that could reveal the residences of state troopers and other criminal-justice employees, citing employee-safety and operational concerns.
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Acting Chair Roland Thompson recommended retaining an exemption that withholds GPS and vehicle-tracker data when such data could reveal the residence of criminal-justice or law-enforcement employees. Thompson described how many officers "keep their cars at home," and that activated GPS trackers can show where shifts begin and end, which could expose officers' private addresses if released.
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