Constitutional Law
Mar. 8, 2001
High-Tech Surveillance Raises Fourth Amendment Questions
Sitting in a squad car, police scan your house with an Agema 210 thermal imager. The device, originally developed by the military, is so powerful that it allows the police to, in effect, see through your walls. Law enforcement personnel can use it to monitor heat patterns inside your house - and see, for example, the unique heat signatures of a warm bath, you and your spouse in bed or a lamp.
Sitting in a squad car, police scan your house with an Agema 210 thermal imager. The device, originally developed by the military, is so powerful that it allows the police to, in effect, see through your walls. Law enforcement personnel can use it to monitor heat patterns inside your house - and...
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