A Lawsuit Could Rein in the Government’s Use of Secret Surveillance Tools

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NzkwAmDhFZpplJkoVYuPeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Takepart.com/stringray-tracking-MAIN.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/lawsuit-could-rein-government-secret-surveillance-tools-222049649.html)A controversial tool used by law enforcement to track the location of suspects via their cell phones could take a major hit next week in Maryland. On Tuesday, the court of appeals will hear arguments in a case that challenges the state’s use of cll-site simulators, known as Stingrays, which mimics cell towers to track a phone’s location, to follow Baltimore resident Kerron Andrews, a suspect in a murder case. The surveillance equipment triggers a response from cell phones in the area that relays data about their location and use to the device.



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