Tony Cook reports that Indiana has passed a law – and it’s been signed by Gov. Mike Pence – that restricts the use of electronic monitoring devices for surveillance, including StingRay:
An Indianapolis Star investigation revealed in December that the Indiana State Police had purchased the device for $374,000. But neither state police nor the governor would say exactly how officers use the device, or whether they obtain a search warrant before turning it on.
House Bill 1009, authored by Rep. Eric Koch, requires law enforcement officials to establish probable cause and obtain a court order before electronically tracking the location of mobile phones or other cellular devices in real time.
Read more on jconline.com.
h/t, Hanni Fakhoury