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GPS In Pill Bottles? NYPD Wants To Combat NYC Prescription Drug Theft With Devices

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Dissent

Tom Hays reports:

Police in New York City plan to combat the theft of painkillers and other highly addictive prescription medicines by asking pharmacies to hide fake pill bottles fitted with GPS devices amid the legitimate supplies on their shelves.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly outlined the plan Tuesday at a La Quinta, Calif., conference on health issues hosted by former President Bill Clinton’s foundation.

[…]

The devices will be provided by Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, and a private firm will initially monitor them, said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.

Read more on Huffington Post.

Well, there’s no expectation of privacy if you’ve stolen the bottle, but should a private firm be monitoring the bottles or does that make them state agents?

via  MassPrivateI

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