U.S. Court Hands FBI’s ‘Stingray’ Major Setback
• Use of phony cell phone towers—designed to monitor criminals—ends up ensnaring honest citizens
By Victor Thorn
On April 1, privacy advocates won a major victory when United States District Judge David Campbell in Washington, D.C. ruled against a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appeal for a delay in their “Stingray” cell phone surveillance case. Campbell determined that no “exceptional circumstances” existed to justify the FBI’s request for a two-year moratorium.
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