Stingray tech used by law enforcement to spy on your cell phone location WITHOUT a court order

Monday, October 5, 2015
By Paul Martin

by: Daniel Barker
NaturalNews.com
Sunday, October 04, 2015

Federal intelligence agencies aren’t the only ones secretly collecting sensitive private information about American citizens these days; it’s happening on the local level as well.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has released information it obtained in a lawsuit regarding the use of “Stingray” technology by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office to track the location of citizens through their cellphones.

Stingrays are devices that act as cell tower simulators, allowing a user to pinpoint the physical location of a person via their cellphone. The technology is also capable of collecting the phone numbers that a person has dialed or texted. In certain circumstances, it can even spy on the contents of communications.

The NYCLU is concerned over the use of this technology due to its intrusive nature and the fact it can be used to collect private information about innocent people.

There are also deeper concerns. In order to obtain the $350,000, taxpayer-funded surveillance system, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office was required to sign a confidentiality agreement with the FBI. This agreement includes stipulations that require the sheriff’s office to operate the equipment in almost complete secrecy. There is even a clause allowing the FBI to request that the sheriff’s office dismiss any criminal cases that might compromise the secrecy regarding how the Stingray is used.

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