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A Police Gadget Tracks Phones? Shhh It’s Secret
- upofadown 12y agoPerhaps one reason for the secrecy is that the devices are unlicensed radio emitters and are illegal to use. Imagine how delighted the FCC would be if a law enforcement agency showed up and asked to operate in radio spectrum licensed to a wireless provider with no particular coordination with anyone else. If the devices can be classed as something intended to deliberately disrupt the operation of a licensed radio service they could be classed as jamming devices and would be illegal to manufacture or possess. These Stingray devices cross the line between passive monitoring and active attacks on public infrastructure. I can't really see how this can end well for the parties involved.