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ACLU files new lawsuits in hunt for police 'Stingray' mobe-trackers

Charles 9

Re: Interesting concept...

"At least one LEO has been sanctioned for this and another came perilously close to being jailed for contempt late last year - in the latter case the entire body of evidence relating to the Stingray intercepts was withdrawn from the prosecution case with the judge's assent.

In other cases, the prosecution has withdrawn cases entirely rather than face being compelled to explain how the devices work."

Makes me wonder what happens when Stingray is used and they discover that they've cuffed a high-profile criminal like a serial killer. The high profile will mean they'll be under tremendous public pressure to get a conviction unless they're prepared for a riot (and recent riots have shown things aren't getting much better there with public relations).

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