Abuse Using Technology

A global positioning system (GPS) is a network of satellites that provides location information to many common devices, such as smartphones, car navigation systems, and laptop computers. The satellite information allows these devices to be located on a map. There are many different types of devices that use GPS.

GPS has many positive uses, such as monitoring an abuser’s whereabouts while on probation or keeping track of a child’s location. However, the expanded use of GPS-enabled devices has also increased the opportunities for an abuser to misuse GPS technology. See How can an abuser misuse GPS technology? for more information.