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Banned
As found on Drudge today, this Reuters article reports on a decision by a federal judge in NYC.
A fair use excerpt:
A fair use excerpt:
Reuters said:... a federal judge has suppressed evidence obtained without a warrant by U.S. law enforcement using a stingray, a surveillance device that can trick suspects' cell phones into revealing their locations.
U.S. District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan on Tuesday ruled that defendant Raymond Lambis' rights were violated when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration used such a device without a warrant to find his Washington Heights apartment.
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"Absent a search warrant, the government may not turn a citizen's cell phone into a tracking device," Pauley wrote.
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