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(Des Moines, IA) -- A State Representative is accusing the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation of using technology to spy on people's cell phones in the Iowa Capitol.
"They came out and said they were demonstrating these programs using the Iowa Capitol. Fully inappropriate, people should be free to be in this building without worrying that the government is spying on their phone," said Representative Megan Jones.
The Sioux Rapids Republican says DCI used geofencing, the same technology used in a sports-betting investigation, to capture cellphone data at the Capitol without anyone's prior knowledge.
Jones says the details were revealed in lawsuits filed against DCI by the student athletes charged in the sports betting investigation. DCI says at no time was personally identifiable information accessed or used at any time. A statement says the data only indicated a Sportsbook app had been opened.
Jones was interviewed by Jeff Angelo on WHO.