Matt Burgess on Nostr: This new surveillance system can track prison inmates every 30 seconds and monitor ...
This new surveillance system can track prison inmates every 30 seconds and monitor their heart rate.
A jail in the US is using 'tamper proof' wearable wristbands to keep track of people. Documents obtained by WIRED show this includes watching their heart rate for potential health issues, seeing which inmates they come into contact with, and monitoring how much time they spend in and out of their cells.
Privacy experts say this is another unneeded level of surveillance that has multiple potential points of failure. Two people I spoke to described it as "horrifying".
Full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/prison-wristband-talitrix-tracking/
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A jail in the US is using 'tamper proof' wearable wristbands to keep track of people. Documents obtained by WIRED show this includes watching their heart rate for potential health issues, seeing which inmates they come into contact with, and monitoring how much time they spend in and out of their cells.
Privacy experts say this is another unneeded level of surveillance that has multiple potential points of failure. Two people I spoke to described it as "horrifying".
Full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/prison-wristband-talitrix-tracking/
#tech #technology #surveillance #infosec