Judge Permits Use of Clandestine Cellphone Device Despite Privacy Concerns

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI’s use of a clandestine cellphone tracking device is a lawful surveillance tool, a judge has ruled, Slate.com reports. The Stingray, as it’s called, is a transceiver that tricks cell phones into using a fake network. Judge David Campbell dismissed concerns that the surveillance was overly intrusive. The ACLU said the…

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Can FBI Tap Into Cell Phones without a Warrant? Arguments Begin in Federal Court Today

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI’s use of cell-phone tracking technology will go on trial this afternoon. At issue is stingray devices, which use legitimate cell towers to connect to mobile devices, CNET reports. Civil libertarians argue the devices violate Americans’ Fourth Amendment right to reasonable privacy and want to impose limits on them, in the…

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