Stingrays, also known as “cell site simulators” or “IMSI catchers,” are invasive cell phone surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers and send out signals to trick cell phones in the area into transmitting their locations and identifying information .
Read moreAre StingRay devices legal in Canada?
A federal court granted permission to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to use these devices in 2017 , though they had already been in use for years. The same year, the RCMP finally admitted it used cell site simulators, but only after it was reported by technology site Motherboard.
Read moreCan police tap your cell phone in Canada?
Police may sometimes wish to locate a person in a criminal investigation by tracking or “pinging” their cell phone. The police typically require a warrant to do this . The grounds upon which the police may obtain a warrant to track a cell phone are found in section 492.1(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
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Read moreAre Stingrays in New York?
Synopsis: This is one of the largest marine and brackish water stingrays, occurring in three separate populations: the northwest Atlantic, the southwest Atlantic and the eastern Atlantic oceans (Bullis and Struhsaker 1961, Struhsaker 1969, Rosa et al. 2007). New York is included in the northwest Atlantic population .
Read moreWhat is a stingray weapon?
Stingrays, also known as “cell site simulators” or “IMSI catchers,” are invasive cell phone surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers and send out signals to trick cell phones in the area into transmitting their locations and identifying information .
Read moreWhere do you find stingrays?
Stingrays are commonly found in the shallow coastal waters of temperate seas . They spend the majority of their time inactive, partially buried in sand, often moving only with the sway of the tide.
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