Stingray is the generic name for an electronic surveillance tool that simulates a cell phone tower in order to force mobile phones and other devices to connect to it instead of to a legitimate cell tower. … Other common names for the tool are “cell-site simulator” and “IMSI catcher.”31 Tem 2020
Read moreWhat is a StingRay box?
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 moreHow do you stop a StingRay?
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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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