State investigators and college police used geofencing technology to collect personal information from the cellphones of antiracism protestors at UNC after being tipped off by the FBI, according to documents obtained by NBCNews.
Versions of geofencing have been used in politics, including by the Trump reelection campaign and the Texas Democratic Party, and by retailers, who send ads touting sales and products to any nearby cellphones.
The incident raised concerns among law enforcement officers in other cities, including Chapel Hill, about potential violence at other protests. "We have no information of any planned violence at this time," said the FBI agent."Any intelligence we develop will be pushed your way." That evening, during the Charlottesville Solidarity Action, the crowd at the statue had grown to 175 to 200 people, according toheld five days later by a university group referred to as the High Interest Events Team."Aggressive in demeanor and approach," said the minutes."Event was surveilled."
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