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The FBI Now Needs a Warrant to Use Stingray Cell Phone Trackers

09.03.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
A New Justice Department Rule Will Make It Harder for the Feds to Monitor Phones

09.03.15

By Scott Masters Pierce
Tech

What Those Mysterious FBI Planes Might Be Carrying

06.02.15

By Janus Rose
Tech

FBI Releases ‘Cell Phone Tracking for Dummies,’ Plus 4,999 [Redacted] Documents

04.30.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

What Your Phone Knows But Isn’t Telling You

04.23.15

By Brady Dale
Tech

Everything We Know About the Stingray, the Cops’ Favorite Cell Phone Tracking Tool

04.13.15

By Lucy Steigerwald
Tech

The Dystopian Legal Agreement the FBI Makes Police Sign to Use Spy Technology

04.07.15

By Jason Koebler
Freddy Martinez Is Exposing Chicago Cops’ NSA-Style Surveillance Gear

03.31.15

By Justin Glawe
Tech

Police Can’t Hide Key Docs on Cell Phone Trackers, Court Rules

03.17.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The FBI Admits It Uses Fake Cell Phone Towers to Track You

02.16.15

By Jason Koebler
The FBI Says It Doesn’t Need a Warrant to Track Your Cell Phone in Public

01.12.15

By CJ Ciaramella
Tech

This App Claims to Know When Police Are Tracking You with Fake Cell Towers

12.30.14

By Jason Koebler

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