Wearable devices generate a huge amount of fingerprinting data , all of which could be used to create an argument in court . Already , FitBit data has been instrumental in the collapse of a case of a woman accused of rape in London . But will this precedent hold ? In many places , eye - witness testimony is valued over data produced by these sorts of devices , and there is always the potential for a particularly smart criminal to falsify the data , either through hacking the device , or using a mule to create an alibi whilst they commit a crime .
Wearable devices generate a huge amount of fingerprinting data, all of which could be used to cement an alibi in court. Already, FitBit data has been instrumental in the collapse of a case of a man accused of rape in Florida. But will this precedent stand? In many places, eye-witness testimony is valued over data produced by these sorts of devices, and there is always the potential for a particularly smart criminal to falsify the data, either through hacking the device, or using a mule to create an alibi whilst they commit a crime.