If you learned that someone was tracking you secretly by GPS, what would you do?

Depends on who it was. I’d probably arrange for some interesting disinformation, and/or consult a lawyer to see what trouble we can get them in. I’d probably also write about it in a public way, and tell various people who care about privacy issues.

By “someone” do we mean a known or unknown person? I’d think one thing if it were a government agent and another if it were my husband.

Edited to someone you know and “trust”, @Jeruba.

Nsfw I would be more discreet with my porn use.

Set a booby trap for them!

Meh. My travels are already well documented by Google Maps. If anyone wants to watch me drive circles around my neighborhood from the library to the dog park every day, I’ll happily provide screenshots.

A co-worker was tracking her husband with a GPS tracker. It was so bizarre. As far as I know, he never found out, but she would have the tracker up on the computer and we could all watch what the guy was doing. Which was just the usual stuff a person would do. She suspected him of cheating on her and there was never any evidence.

I would start by making some kind of purchase at tattoo parlors, register at known Democratic polling places, go to Sybaris just to take a nap, take my debit card with $500.00 on it and give it to a homeless person on the south side of Chicago and duct tape my cell phone that is logged onto Facebook on to a migrating Canadian goose to start.

I would put the device on a coworker’s car – with their permission, of course.

I would be completely heartbroken if it was someone I trusted since I do not offer my trust lightly. Then I would confront them. Probably by waiting for them with the device in my hand. I would stare at them and hold the device up so they could see it. Then I would probably throw it at them, walk away and never speak to them again.

I imagine myself hiding the device either on that person’s car/transportation, or somehow on their person (maybe in their bag, depending on its size)—so they look at where I am, but I am where they are… they’re always watching me, thinking I’m always watching them…

And then I’ll go the beach!

Take a hammer to that shit.

I’d sneak it onto a cop car.

@ibstubro, in that case I would say it’s time to question the trust.

Let’s see… I go to the market, library, post office, bank, and to visit my mother. All of these destinations are within 1–2 miles of home. If anyone really wants to track my activities, I’m sure the person would be bored to death within a few days.

I would sever the relationship with that person and possibly see about pursuing legal actions against that person.

Probably nothing, I hate confrontation.

It depends why they are doing so and who they are.

I’ve been threatened with online stalking before via Yahoo Answers inbox. He was bluffing and nothing came of it in the end. If I really felt it was serious I’d notify the authorities.

If it was someone I know. If probably let things play out and see what happens. They could be looking out for me, for all I know.