Law enforcement officers planted a tracking beeper on the clothing of an individual in order to track him/her from one location to another.Shortly thereafter,the individual traveled home where the movements of the person within the residence were tracked.This police activity is:

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The use of a tracking device to monitor an individual's movements inside their private residence constitutes an invasion of privacy, and is therefore unconstitutional. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the use of tracking devices, it has held that a warrant is generally required for their use and that they cannot be used to track the movements of an individual inside their home without a warrant. Therefore, choice A and B are incorrect. Choice D is incorrect because there may be circumstances in which the use of a tracking device is constitutional, but in this scenario, the use of the device to monitor in-home movements is not.

Law Enforcement Officers Planted a Tracking Beeper on the Clothing