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I still don’t understand how the Stingray is a saleable product. There’s no way such a device could obtain FCC certification, or for a prospective user to obtai
by gnu8 7y ago
I still don’t understand how the Stingray is a saleable product. There’s no way such a device could obtain FCC certification, or for a prospective user to obtain a license to operate one. So notwithstanding the fact that the government wants these things, Harris shouldn’t be making or selling these things, and rightfully belongs in jail.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> The FCC's involvement in cell site simulators began years ago when it first approved commercial sales to law enforcement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/fcc-created-stingray-problem-now-it-needs-fix-it https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/fcc-created-stingray-p...
- souterrain 7y agoHarris can manufacture this under the guise it’s never intended for use within the U.S. They can claim it is for counter-insurgency surveillance in certain central Asian countries. Alternatively, they could seek FCC OET authorization for the product as test equipment, but I doubt it, and my quick searches have yielded nothing. I suspect this is why Harris, FBI and other LEAs conceal their use [1]. 1. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-stingray-murder-evidence-suppressed-20160425-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-stingray-mu...