Tampa police are currently using a surveillance tactic that collects digital data to investigate suspected crimes. But the same tactic also spies on everyday citizens and can lead to innocent people being wrongly accused of crimes, causing experts to call the practice unconstitutional. The widely controversial process termed "geofencing" collects data from any electronic device that was in an area designated by the police, within a certain time range.
Tampa police are currently using a surveillance tactic that collects digital data to investigate suspected crimes. But the same tactic also spies on everyday citizens and can lead to innocent people being wrongly accused of crimes, causing experts to call the practice unconstitutional. The widely controversial process termed "geofencing" collects data from any electronic device that was in an area designated by the police, within a certain time range.