DHS admits it uses Stingrays for VIPs, vows to sometimes get warrants, stop lying to judges
by Cory Doctorow from on (#R9AX)
The DHS's newly released policy statement on the use of Stingrays (stationary fake cellphone towers used to track people in a specific location) and Dirt Boxes (airplane-mounted surveillance that tracks whole populations) represents a welcome, if overdue, transparency in the use of cellphone surveillance by federal agencies. (more")