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Stingray surveillance sparks privacy concerns in Congress

Posted on August 3, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Erin Kelly reports:

Members of Congress are increasingly trying to rein in a secretive federal law enforcement program that uses devices known as Stingrays to capture cellphone data from unsuspecting Americans.

“They are spying on law-abiding citizens as we speak,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who recently won House approval of a measure to end the program.

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