Global Positioning System machine planted on vehicle is owned by the FBI

A U.S. citizen born in the United States, Afifi got a bit of a surprise. Oil change technicians pointed out an unusual anomaly to him. Underneath his vehicle was a magnetically-attached GPS following gadget. The United States FBI has since demanded the GPS equipment back, and also the ACLU has vowed to challenge the FBI’s actions.

Federal Bureau of Investigation gets oil change shock

The FBI astonished Yasir Afifi. The auto mechanics doing his oil change discovered something interesting. The undercarriage of the vehicles had a Global Positioning System tracking device on it. Photos of it were posted online. Yasir Afifi’s friend said the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued that GPS device. While the FBI does not officially confirm that the device belongs to the Bureau, police and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials did arrive at Afifi’s home to reclaim the gadget.

No explanation for a GPS

The GPS tracking gadget had been allowed on the car due to a recent United States of America 9th circuit court ruling. The ruling states that a warrant is not needed to secretly track vehicles. Yasir Afifi thinks he was only being tracked for being half Egyptian since there is no other reason the FBI would be interested in him. Yasir Afifi is a United States of America born citizen and the son of an Islamic-American community leader.

ACLU doesn’t approve of the GPS monitoring

There had been a quick call to Afifi after he found the FBI machine on his vehicles. The American Civil Liberties union contacted him. This is good for the American Civil Liberties Union who wants to challenge the 9th circuit. They wanted a case that would help challenge it. Six months ago was when Afifi heard from the FBI first. Afifi said that if his lawyer approved, he’d answer any questions the FBI had for him. The Federal Bureau of Investigation evidently were not that interested. After being contacted by the lawyer, they never responded. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it received an “anonymous tip” that Afifi might be a threat to national security.

Info from

Wired.com

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