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June 13, 2014

Report: U.S. Pressuring Police to Keep Powerful Spy Tools Secret 
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A new report reveals the Obama administration is pressing local police
departments to conceal information about powerful surveillance
technology they are using to vacuum up cellphone data from entire
neighborhoods. The Associated Press reports the administration has taken
the unusual step of interfering in routine state public records requests
and criminal trials to prevent information about the technology from
getting out. The secrecy surrounds equipment like "Stingray" spy
devices, which trick cellphones into transmitting a user's location and
identifying information to police.

 

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