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Before Using StingRays, Police Must Sign NDA With FBI

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-first-rule-of-tracking-club dept.

v3rgEz writes Advanced cell phone tracking devices known as StingRays allow police nationwide to home in on suspects and to log individuals present at a given location. But before acquiring a StingRay, state and local police must sign a nondisclosure agreement with the FBI, according to documents released via a MuckRock FOIA request. As Shawn Musgrave reports, it's an unusual setup arrangement for two public agencies to swear each other to secrecy, but such maneuvers are becoming more common.

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  1. read it wrong by excelsior_gr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I read the title as "sign DNA" rather than "sign NDA". I got excited thinking about a deal signed in blood...

  2. Re: United States of Amerika by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Please, more Hitler quotes, you haven't quite convinced me yet.

  3. Re:United States of Amerika by Sarius64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let me guess -- you're part of the animals that count more.