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The biggest surveillence technique these days that most people forget about is mobile phones. ALL have GPS tracking systems in them.
I know of multiple cases you can google for where drug dealers are being arrested based on mobile phone evidence. Also, recent parolees from the US prison systems are being tracked, and if their signal (which can be traced to within 3-10 feet depending on the area) goes into certain neighborhoods deemed off limits, their parole can be revoked based on mere satellite evidence.
That's better than outfitting every person with an ID chip - everyone is outfitting themselves and paying to do so.
In Northern Irleand during a bomb trial, they tried 3 men as conspirators based on the mobile phone signals - the one person who they claimed made the bomb had a signal that was next to 3 other 'suspects'. The only 'evidence' they had was mobile phone signals to the one person they had evidence on.
Also, under the US Patriot act and other current acts, mobile phone carriers have to retain yer records there for up to 10 years. This also goes along with yer GPS info, meaning they can go back 10 years to see where you were when. Will they use it in court? That all depends on what else they can 'produce' to use against you. You can bet if thats all they have and they want you, a grainy camera video and yer mobile phone records will be the next best thing to fingerprints, or at least thats what the government wants you to believe.
And once again, all it takes is a person with access to the records (read in: dozens of people) to change one digit, and yer gone.
But hey, don't take my word, google it.
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