The Stingray is a small device that mimics cellular towers – tricking all wireless devices on the same network into communicating with it, which enables local police that utilize it to very accurately pinpoint your location, listen to your calls and capture data from any wireless device even when not in use.
The devices come with a hefty $250,000 price tag, but local law enforcement across the country are acquiring them with grants from the Dept. of Homeland Security. Gee, big surprise there huh?
These devices have been around for a number of years, but their use is only now becoming widely known. Last Thursday, Erie County New York sheriff Tim Howard stated that his office has had one since 2008, but is now finish making public statements about its use.
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Covington county Mississippi Sheriff’s Department has one!!!
where can I get one. use to use a scanner, the things you would hear
Well my conversations are going to be boring for them.
I dont use cellphone anymore only as needed.I gave to my neice instead easy to communicate w/ her or text my husband after school to pick her up.
This is hallarious! If they listened to my calls they’d hear me call the police, the victoms line, the children ,the doctors and my pharmacist,my bank and my folks and the place I live mngr. about the resident next door who threatend the ax killers on me because she’s jealous of me!
Renee Sunshine, Same here <3
Why. They can’t keep up with all immigrants that are supposed to report to court, can’t find government emails, can’t find foreign students, don’t have known terrorists or Muslims under watch. What makes police afraid of regular citizens?
agreed!
With the terrorist threats we may have to put up with a little bit of it
Yeah, right, they want to hear about my cat Fluffy.
All the time on military instillations. This is nothing new for the outside world world either. Phone tapping has been going on for years and years