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California Cops Secret Cellphone Surveillance


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2014 Mar 14, 9:51am   3,277 views  5 comments

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A number of police departments in California have been using controversial "StingRay" type of cellular interception devices for at least six years, with little or no disclosure, according to documents obtained by Sacramento's News10.

StingRays belong to a class of device made by Florida-based Harris Corporation that imitates part of the cellular infrastructure, causing nearby phones to connect to it. Some devices can even intercept calls and texts, though the documents don't indicate police used them for this purpose.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/stingray-records-show-secret-cellphone-surveillance-calif-cops-n52181

Stingrays can track users as they move around with their phones, with a level of accuracy that allows for tracking even inside buildings, according to the ACLU. Because they take in data from every phone in the area, instead of limiting the surveillance to actual suspects, the devices are constitutionally suspect, Lye wrote.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2108320/california-police-criticized-for-stingray-cellphone-trackers.html

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2   NuttBoxer   2017 Oct 26, 10:44am  

This is old news. The tech has been in use across the US for past two years. Not a California specific issue.
3   RWSGFY   2017 Oct 26, 4:55pm  

NuttBoxer says
This is old news.


No shit, Sherlock: 2014 Mar 14
4   anonymous   2017 Oct 26, 6:44pm  

Whether tyranny started yesterday or 50 years ago doesn't make it okay.
5   HEY YOU   2017 Oct 26, 7:44pm  

Why does the Republican govt. in D.C. allow this?

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