Police keep quiet about cell-tracking technology

If the police are using a stingray its because they know the phone info of all the people they are looking for and just pinging around for the right feedback. Frequently changing your phone is the only way around this. None of the privacy related suggestions, while great for normal privacy, is going to stop your phone from pinging what it believes is a tower.

The spideyapp link goes to dead air and no search results come up . If you search for imsi catcher detector though some results come up for 'snoopsnitch' which is in the android store. Whether or not you want this sending data back to their servers is another question altogether.

 

The Stingray Debate Closer to the Supreme Court

-- Tom

 

For the first time, federal judge tosses evidence obtained via stingray

-- Tom

 

That was an honest decision. I'm impressed

 

Illinois governor signs new law requiring stricter rules for stingrays

-- Tom

 

Leaked Stingray Manuals

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/09/leaked_stingray.html

 

FCC Helped Create the Stingray Problem, Now it Needs to Fix It

-- Tom

 

I tried to install snoopsnitch on my iPhone 4. it was a 3 step process with final being download. when I clicked download got a popup saying safari could not download. is my phone too old?
the other thing is in step two they give 5 different packages to install which was a bit confusing.

even though we can not install APK's on a iPhone because they are for android, then need to stop adding iPhone to the end of their apps.

 

"Here's Where Police In The US Can Track Your Phone * "

http://media.vocativ.com/photos/2017/03/2017_03_01-Stingrays-MAP.r23489944450.png

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"...Almost by definition, it’s impossible paint a comprehensive look at stingrays in the U.S. That’s largely due to the fact that, as the FBI has testified in an affidavit, the devices came with nondisclosure agreements and police departments and agencies often promise the FBI to never admit they have such devices...

That secrecy means it’s impossible for the public to know, at the moment, exactly how many stingrays are out there. But thanks to law enforcement purchase orders unveiled by Freedom of Information Act requests from the ACLU, FOIA journalism nonprofit MuckRock, and the Center for Human Rights and Privacy, as well as news reports from investigative reports at local news outlets around the country, Vocativ compiled all known stingray purchase orders across the country..."

http://www.vocativ.com/389656/stingray-devices-in-trumps-america/

 

https://www.computerworld.com.au/ar...surveillance-gives-rise-mobile-threat-defense

 

Some of the maps are very interesting. Near government buildings, for example:

https://www.washington.edu/news/201...ings-transparency-to-cell-phone-surveillance/

 

Albuquerque police refuse to say if they have stingrays, so ACLU sues

-- Tom

 

Yes, it's prudent to assume that you're always being tracked and pwned.

 

FBI didn’t need warrant for stingray in attempted murder case, DOJ says

-- Tom

 

Senator asks FCC if Stingrays can interfere with 911 calls
He also wants to know how or if the agency tests these devices.
June 27, 2018
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/26/senator-fcc-stingray-interfere-911-calls/

 

Judge slams Tacoma for not releasing stingray records

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/judge-slams-tacoma-for-not-releasing-stingray-records/

 

Well, you know, there is perjury involved, when officers lie under oath about investigations. Which the FBI was basically telling them to do, to avoid disclosure about Stingrays.

 

Stingray cell phone surveillance devices may interfere with 911 calls, senator says
August 28, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/28/s...es-may-interfere-with-911-calls-senator-says/

 

I remember this guy called Aaron Russo say about the fact that governments will be using RFID chips to track all of your movements, and use thse RFID chips to monitor and control everything you do. And guess what ? This is becoming a reality...using smartphones is just making one's self an easy target of government survelliance lol.

 

Yeah, I gotta agree. But still, you can just use a dumb cellphone. For, you know, talking to people.

But be sure to compartmentalize private stuff.

 

Yeah but dumb cellphones are becoming harder and harder to find , let alone buy. And yeah I've recently noticed that smartphones are becoming increasingly popular amongst the masses, proving the validity of Aaron Russo's claim that they ll soon (or already have ) RFID chips in all your devices , to track, monitor , survelliance and covertly control everything people do. They, as in referring to, government agencies and three letter agencies.

 

That is all you need, it can be pinged or you do a tower dump to get all the phones at that time connecting to the tower.

You don't need a smart phone, just the IMEI number of any handset. Worked on job that was based on someone who used a burner that was part of a web of phone checks, and he decided to keep the phone with a new burner SIM only. Someone did an IMEI check and there it was with a new number and back in business; enough for a warrant to intercept.

 

Yes, it's hard to be secure using cellphones. The best you can do is have multiple dumb phones, and use each in some specific set of locations, with some particular identity. And otherwise off in Faraday bags. And only use them a few times before destroying. Good OPSEC is not always so easy.

 

Yeah...that will do it.

 

Florida Appeals Court Tells Law Enforcement It Needs Warrants To Deploy Stingrays
September 10, 2018
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...t-it-needs-warrants-to-deploy-stingrays.shtml

decision (PDF): https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4834382/Stingray-Suppression.pdf