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They are also capable of capturing information from phones of bystanders. [4] This technology is a form of man-in-the-middle attack. [5] StingRays are used by law enforcement agencies to track people's movements, and intercept and record conversations, names, phone numbers and text messages from mobile phones. [1]
The way law enforcement use stingrays has been criticized by a number of civil liberties groups, who have filed lawsuits against current practices. [ 3 ] Baltimore, Maryland has a much higher use of stingrays compared to other large cities, like Boston, New York City and San Diego. [ 10 ]
Cell phones are programmed to connect with the cellular tower offering the best signal. When the phone and Stingray connect, the computer system determines the strength of the signal and thus the distance to the device. Then, the vehicle moves to another location and sends out signals until it connects with the phone.
Body-worn IMSI-catchers that target nearby mobile phones are being advertised to law enforcement agencies in the US. [12] The GSM specification requires the handset to authenticate to the network, but does not require the network to authenticate to the handset. This well-known security hole is exploited by an IMSI catcher. [13]
The U.S. believes Chinese intelligence hacked into AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies and gained significant access, including records of phone calls and text messages for many people ...
(The Center Square) – Several in law enforcement and the U.S. military are being found guilty of committing border-related crimes in Texas, including working with Mexican cartels and engaging in ...
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Only a few years ago, FBI Director Chris Wray described strong encryption as "an urgent public safety issue" amid a push by law enforcement officials to mandate that tech companies water down the ...