SMART ePANTS: US intel invests heavily in 'spy pants, undergarments'

The federal government has allocated a minimum of $22 million to develop 'smart' clothing with surveillance and data collection capabilities, an initiative referred to as SMART ePANTS (Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems). This program aims to create clothing, including shirts, pants, socks, and underwear, that can record audio, video, and geolocation data while remaining washable.

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