The cellphone tracking tool a federal agent allegedly used to track a former girlfriend may have been scuttled, but analysts say they fear police have even more invasive technology at their fingertips now.
Adrian O. Pena, a deputy U.S. Marshal in Texas, was indicted this month by prosecutors who say he used Securus Technologies’ LBS platform to track people with whom he had “personal relationships,” violating the intent of the tool, which was to be used by cops engaged in official business.
The conduct that earned Mr. Pena scrutiny came in 2016 and 2017, and Securus says it shut down the LBS platform, which relied on cellphone pinging, four years ago.