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Post by avordvet on May 12, 2016 16:14:20 GMT -5
Just another group of Govt sponsored gang-bangers tightening their grip... FBI Tells Police To Hide Phone TrackingLocal police might be using stingrays to collect cell phone data—and then hiding that fact in courtBy Kevin Collier, May 11, 2016 at 4:48 PM ET Your local police may use a controversial piece of technology—ominously dubbed a stingray—to track your phone. But, the FBI is taking pains to make sure you never find out. The agency encourages police to find additional evidence so that stingray technology never comes up in court, according to a new memo. It’s no secret that law enforcement agencies scattered around the country use such devices—known as IMSCI catchers, or colloquially “stingrays”—which mimic cellphone towers and collect data, like phone numbers and location, from everyone in their vicinity. But that’s not because the FBI isn’t trying to hide that fact. The agency is so keen on keeping the devices from the public that it asks local police departments to sign nondisclosure agreements about their stingrays—leading to some cops trying withdrawing cases that rely on stingrays for evidence. But thanks to an open records request from the investigative journalism nonprofit Oklahoma Watch, there’s finally evidence that’s the FBI’s specific plan. In a 2014 memo from FBI Special Agent in Charge James Finch to Oklahoma City Police Department Chief William Citty, the bureau issued very specific guidelines. www.vocativ.com/317708/fbi-local-police-stingrays/
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