How a simple GPS tracker turned a Pokémon card delivery into a stalking nightmare – exposing the hidden privacy risk lurking in your everyday commute.
According to local police, the Ohio man admitted to placing the tracker on the delivery driver's car to 'to track her location/delivery of Pokémon cards'
On March 8, 2024, Toledo police arrested 72‑year‑old Robert L. Miller after he admitted to attaching a GPS tracker to the underside of a delivery driver’s car. The device, a compact magnetic tracker purchased online for $24.99, transmitted location data every 30 seconds to a smartphone app. Miller said he wanted to monitor when the driver, who works for a local courier service contracted by Pokémon TCG‑online retailer CardShark, would drop off rare Pokémon cards valued at over $1,200 per shipment.
Starting July 1, 2024, Ohio Senate Bill 219 imposes a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail for anyone who places a tracking device on a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Gig‑platform contracts are being updated to require drivers to sign a clause forbidding personal trackers, with violations leading to immediate deactivation. If you drive for a delivery app, your next vehicle inspection could include a check for unauthorized trackers, potentially affecting your eligibility to work.
In 2021, the National Institute of Justice logged 1,200 reports of illegal vehicle tracking, a 45% increase from the prior year. Many of those cases involved inexpensive consumer GPS units sold for under $30, highlighting a gap in consumer‑product safety regulations. Law‑enforcement officials say the ease of buying such devices online has turned what was once a specialized surveillance tool into a common tactic in personal disputes.
The Toledo Municipal Court will hold Miller’s pretrial hearing on April 15, 2024, where prosecutors intend to introduce the seized tracker as evidence. Meanwhile, the Ohio Attorney General’s office is expected to release a public advisory on May 1, 2024, outlining how citizens can detect hidden GPS devices on their vehicles. Counterintuitively, the same magnetic tracker that led to Miller’s charge is also used by wildlife researchers to monitor endangered species, showing how the same technology can serve both protective and harmful purposes.
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