Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Editor's Pick: US Marshals Have Their Own Cellphone Data Slurpfest


Richard Adhikari
11/18/14 7:15 AM PT
The next time you see a Cessna plane in the sky over your neighborhood, you should know that it might be spying on you. The United States Marshals Service reportedly is grabbing data from thousands, if not millions, of Americans' cellphones using high-tech devices deployed on five Cessnas. The aircraft operate out of at least five metro- area airports and apparently can cover most of the U.S. population. [More...]

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