imsi catcher
With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes
Surveillance takes on different character when it trickles down to more ordinary, everyday users. The significance and threat from IMSI-catchers is multiplied when a lot more people can deploy one using cheap tech from Amazon and free code from Github.
New Data Gives Peek at European IMSI Catcher Exports
Data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act style-request shows Finnish companies exporting powerful surveillance technology to Mexico, Colombia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Watchdog forces Canadian cops to reveal details of their phone surveillance program
The RCMP spent years refusing to confirm the existence of their cell tower simulators. A new investigation reveals details of their long-running program.
The RCMP Has Been Using Surveillance Gear Under an 'Interim' Policy for 6 Years
A new report sheds more light on the use of Stingrays in Canada.
Canadian cops scrambled to get approval for cellphone surveillance hardware they were already using
Police in Canada have been using IMSI catchers for years, but they only just realized that they needed permission.
IMSI Catcher Detection Apps Might Not Be All That Good, Research Suggests
Plenty of people use free Android apps to try and spot IMSI catchers, but research shows the apps can be circumvented.
More UK Police Put Cash Down for IMSI Catchers
Financial documents show Essex Police budgeted for purchasing IMSI catchers, and suggest it shares the technology with Kent Police.
How Canadian cops keep their most powerful cellphone-tracking technology a secret from the courts
Cellphone surveillance technology has been a closely guarded secret in Canadian law enforcement. But it doesn’t always work, and that can make it hard to defend yourself in court.
RCMP still won’t admit that it uses these high-power spying tools, even though they do
New documents show how the Canadian cops are still obfuscating on their use of Stingrays.
Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects
Records obtained through FOIA reveal the device, nicknamed a "DRTbox", was used to track suspects at least 12 times, but failed to locate them in five.
Here's a Picture of a Phone-Tracking Device That We've Never Seen in the Wild
The leaked picture confirms that cops and feds hide these powerful surveillance devices inside police cars.
Canadian Police Don’t Want to Talk About How They Spend Surveillance Dollars
Police in Ontario’s biggest cities have received hundreds of thousands of dollars for surveillance equipment. We can’t tell you how they spent it.