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ICE uses this device to surveil cell phones. You can buy one for $50,000

A device that law enforcement agencies use to secretly track cell phone users was offered this week to anyone on eBay - anyone with $50,000, and perhaps anyone with ulterior motives for using it. The ...
Courthouse News Service

Maryland man argues arrest using cellphone tracking device violates the Fourth Amendment

The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Courthouse, home of the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia. (Acroterion/ Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Maryland man arrested after police ...
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U.S. Marshals Seize Local Cops’ Cell Phone Tracking Files in Extraordinary Attempt to Keep Information From Public

A run-of-the-mill public records request about cell phone surveillance submitted to a local police department in Florida has unearthed blatant violations of open government laws, including an ...
Android Authority

ICE is stepping up its smartphone tracking, but Android 16 has a secret weapon

Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes ...
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Law enforcement says helpful tracking tools may present hidden risks

Topeka police say stalking cases involving tracking technology like AirTags remain uncommon in Kansas, but the devices have ...