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

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

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

 (NaturalNews) 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.