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Exploring Stingray Tools' Impact on Mobile Privacy and Data Security

Calendar Oct 29, 2015 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The federal government has been fighting hard for years hide details about its use of so-called stingray surveillance technology from the public.

The surveillance devices simulate cell phone towers in order to trick nearby mobile phones into connecting to them and revealing the phones