Lauren Etter
What’s the Maker of Post-it Notes Doing in the Ankle Monitor Business? Struggling
Technology glitches are putting people in jail and driving law enforcement crazy.
Bloomberg Businessweek , 2017
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Post-it note maker 3M is off to a rocky start in the electronic ankle monitor business.
Recommendation
Electronic ankle monitors are a cost-effective way for corrections agencies to free up jail space and save incarceration costs. The offender-monitoring business is also a lucrative industry – but as Post-it note maker 3M found out, the stakes are unusually high when technological glitches result in civil liberties violations and wrongful arrests. Bloomberg News reporter Lauren Etter lays out, 3M’s debut in the offender-monitoring business has gotten off to a rocky start. getAbstract recommends Etter’s piece to tech industry insiders and law enforcement professionals.
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About the Author
Lauren Etter is a reporter at Bloomberg News.
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