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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. More common, and possibly unconstitutional... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because if they don't get a warrant, and don't tell the judge how they acquired the evidence, it's still OK, right?

  2. Re:What if they break the NDA? by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who goes to jail? Everyone who signed the NDA?

    Edward Snowden. He's also responsible for all future acts of Terrorism, wars, and the color Beige.