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> A very large use-case for stingrays by american police was to have them running nearly continuously. Then, when a crime occurred, they would go back and exami
by JoeSmithson 8y ago
> A very large use-case for stingrays by american police was to have them running nearly continuously. Then, when a crime occurred, they would go back and examine the captured data to see who was nearby during the crime
Do you have a link for this? It's difficult to Google
- rocqua 8y agohttps://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/how-chicago-police-convinced-courts-to-let-them-track-cellphones-without-a-warrant/ https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/how-chicago-police-convi... The officer requested use of a “digital analyzer” to locate the new burner phones at “any time of the day or night … without geographical limitation in the State of Illinois.” The request was approved. I recall similar things happened in New York Perhaps 'a very large use case' was too strong a phrasing though.