dirty dave

I was shown an electronic device called a stingray that is being sold to police departments. This device can track cell phones, listen to your conversations, and has the capability to go back 18 days to retrieve calls. All of this without a warrant. I know Hoggers love to research things so here is something to research was I being handed a line of crap or is there something to it. Could this be conceived as a infringement of our right to privacy

OlinBost Loc: Marietta, Ga.

I am going to check with someone I know with the FCC.

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

I think nowhere in the Constitution it says anything about US citizens having a "right to privacy". It seems now that the Constitution means little or nothing to most of the folks in all three branches of our government. Perhaps we should ask the NSA, CIA, FBI etc. "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore". QED

FrumCA

Stingray phone tracker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stingray is an electronic surveillance device for remotely capturing data from mobile telephones.[1] It is designed to simulate a cell tower and capture information, including location data, which can be done even when the phone is not being used to make a call.[1][2] A stingray can be carried by hand or mounted on a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle.[2]
The Harris Corporation produces the device.[3]

Athanar Wellington Loc: Barboursville, VA

Some years back, local poachers had very sophisticated hand - held radios. I had an acquaintance who bought a scanner at Radio Shack who figured out the channel the thieves used. He spent hours trying to figure out who they were (they used call names like "Garfield") and where they were. They outfoxed him but at least he was doing something to defend himself. There were also widely sold Radio Shack ham radios. I had nosy neighbors who listened to truckers talking or communicated all over the world. Listening devices as small as tacks have been around for more than 25 years. Eisenhower had a nephew with a pleasure boat installed with high tech devices which did get him dragged into court because some black mail was involved. Gps devices in cell phones are used for tracking or separate ones can be stuck on cars or hidden. Lawyers are adroit in finding ways to defend their criminal clients by making the good guys wrong and using the pitiful defense of invasion of privacy but yay for the stingray and the traffic cam and the business surveillance cams! Mostly they are useful after the crime but nobody would buy them if they were useless and too many people use variants (like parents tracking their kids' cell phones) to outlaw them. (My opinion).

geclevel Loc: Springville, Utah

Interesting.

pbearperry Loc: Massachusetts

I thought this thread was going to be about a pursuit car made by the Chevy Corvette people.ol

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

Full article on the stingray, from March 24:

http://www.webpronews.com/stingray-local-cops-track-cell-phones-like-nsa-2014-03

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

That's the first thing I thought of too.

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Cragzop Loc: NYC

3rd Amendment), privacy of the person and possessions as against unreasonable searches (4th Amendment), and the 5th Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination, which provides protection for the privacy of personal information.

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

It's all in the interpretation of the document I guess:

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Cragzop Loc: NYC

I think there is no blanket "right to privacy" clause in the Constitution, but I think the amendments I cited deal specifically with the issue of this "Stingray" device capturing private information without a subpoena.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

To me, if it's true, no infringement if it's used properly as in tracking down criminals.

uppics Loc: rockford, il, usa

you're correct; however americans are secure in their private papers and homes etc. except when a search warrant has been issued. see the fourth amendment for further clarification.

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

anything that is brodcast on the public owned airwaves has no expectation of privacy. anyone has the right to listen in. why do you think police/fire scanners are legal? best bet if you are doing something illegal, use landline phones which require a warrant in order to bug.