Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban Warrantless Stingray Spying and Electronic Data Collection
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 12, 2020) – Last week, a Rhode Island House committee held a hearing on a bill that would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications...
New York Bills Would Ban Warrantless Stingray Spying and Electronic Data Collection
ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb 3, 2020) – Bills filed in the New York House and Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. Passage of the...
Maryland Bill Would End Warrantless Stingray Spying, Take on Federal Surveillance State
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 21, 2020) – A bill introduced in the Maryland Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones without a court order and prohibit police from sweeping up electronic communications. The proposed law would not only...