Your Tax Dollars at Work: Government Invests $22 Million in Cyber Underwear Called 'SMART ePANTS'

The U.S. federal government has allocated at least $22 million for the development of "smart" clothing capable of surveillance and data collection. The largest allocation of this funding is a project called SMART ePants, which will design underwear and other clothing items capable of spying on their surroundings.

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