US Marshals now spying?

[TheTravellers]

Disgusting, if true.

U.S. Using Fake Cell Phone Towers On Planes To Gather Data: WSJ

"The program run by the U.S. Marshals Service began operations in 2007 and uses Cessna planes flying from at least five major airports and covering most of the U.S. population, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the operations.

The planes use devices made by Boeing Co that mimic the cell phone towers used by major telecommunications companies and trick mobile phones into revealing their unique registration data, the report said.

The devices, nicknamed "dirtboxes," can collect information from tens of thousands of cell phones in a single flight, which occur on a regular basis, according to those with knowledge of the program, the Journal said."

[Snowman]

Here is a story where they were able to cover up information from being released on how either these or similar devices are being used, Judge allows US Marshals? seizure of stingray records, dimisses lawsuit | Ars Technica

[bluedogok]

Every law enforcement agency is "spying" in some way for the most part.

[ylouder]

Every law enforcement agency is "spying" in some way for the most part.

They are just protecting your constitutional rights by breaking them.

[RadicalModerate]

They are just protecting your constitutional rights by breaking them.

At the end of the day, perhaps It's the, "We Had To Burn The Village In Order To Save It" logic for The Brave New World of The New Millennium . . .

"You got a problem with that, Son? Frankly, I don't care."


"Well I danged sure care. You're a disgrace to that badge, Hombre."

[GaryOKC6]

I am sure that this has been going on for a long time. Much more that we know.

[Mel]

"The Price Of Freedom Is Eternal Vigilance" We've been in the fishbowl for a while folks.

[RadicalModerate]

"The Price Of Freedom Is Eternal Vigilance" We've been in the fishbowl for a while folks.

And here I've been laboring under the misconception that the old saying was, "The Prize of Freedom is Internal Vigilantes."
I'm glad I was wrong. The old sayin' didn't make no sense nohow. Plus I'm a little leery of Vigilantes. The name sounds vaguely South-o-the-Borderish, if you know what I mean . . .

[hoya]

I wonder if using fake cell phone towers is a violation of FCC regulations. That's something for someone with more technical knowledge than me to look into.

[TheTravellers]

https://www.aclu.org/maps/stingray-t...-whos-got-them

[Mel]

That is disturbing. The feds know when I watch the Grandkids now.

[mugofbeer]

They listen to us through our cheese..........

[Mel]

I hate it when someone moves my cheese.

[RadicalModerate]

I hate it when someone moves my cheese.

Cheese?!!! Louise ....????!!!

[tfvc.org]

The cheese is a lie.

[Jersey Boss]

The cheese stands alone.

[trousers]

Things didn't turn out so well for Cheese