How do police spy on cell phones?

Mass cellphone surveillance StingRays are used by law enforcement agencies to track people’s movements, and intercept and record conversations, names, phone numbers and text messages from mobile phones. Their use entails the monitoring and collection of data from all mobile phones within a target area.

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Are stingray devices legal?

There is currently no federal law regulating the use of these devices — which mimic cellphone towers, connecting to mobile devices and capturing any data sent through them. Because of this, when a stingray is used in a populated area, it can collect information about bystanders, not just a target.

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Where is stingray found?

They are found in the Pacific and western Atlantic . Blue-spotted stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii). The danger some sharks and stingrays present to humans makes these animals fascinating… Stingrays inhabit warm temperate and tropical waters, sometimes in great abundance.

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