On occasion, and in the extradition context, judges have been presented with plans that involve privately-retained, electronic monitoring firms. It has been recognized that, while evolving technology has made electronic monitoring more efficacious, it is not infallible. Electronic monitoring cannot prevent someone from absconding; it merely helps notify the authorities when the person has left: United States of America v. Pannell, supra, paras. 40 and 42 and United States of America v. Khadr, supra, at pp. 150-151.
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