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As Secretive “Stingray” Surveillance Tool Becomes More Pervasive, Questions Over Its Illegality Increase

Posted on February 13, 2013 by pogowasright.org

Trevor Timm writes:  A few months ago, EFF warned of a secretive new surveillance tool being used by the FBI in cases around the country commonly referred to as a “Stingray.” Recently, more information on the device has come to light and it makes us even more concerned than before. The device, which acts as a fake…

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FBI Documents Shine Light on Clandestine Cellphone Tracking Tool

Posted on January 10, 2013 by pogowasright.org

I’ve covered Stingray before, but the general public really really needs to become more aware of its use. Ryan Gallagher reports: The FBI calls it a “sensitive investigative technique” that it wants to keep secret. But newly released documents that shed light on the bureau’s use of a controversial cellphone tracking technology called the “Stingray”…

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Judge Questions Tools That Grab Cellphone Data on Innocent People

Posted on October 22, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries reports: A judge in Texas is raising questions about whether investigators are giving courts enough details on technological tools that let them get data on all the cellphones in an area, including those of innocent people. In two cases, Magistrate Judge Brian Owsley rejected federal requests to allow the warrantless use of “stingrays”…

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In Court: Uncovering Stingrays, A Troubling New Location Tracking Device

Posted on October 22, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Linda Lye of the ACLU writes: The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation have filed an amicus brief in what will be the first case in the country to address the constitutional implications of a so-called “stingray,” a little known device that can be used to track a suspect’s location and engage in other types of surveillance. We…

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