Oklahoma Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection; Hinder Federal Surveillance
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Dec. 19, 2022) – A bill prefiled in the Oklahoma 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. The passage of...
South Carolina Bill Would Ban Cell Site Simulators, Hinder Federal Surveillance
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 12, 2022) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would ban the use of “stingray” devices to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the state; it would...
Boston Police Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Secretly Purchase Stingray Spy Device
Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. Forfeiture laws flip due process on its head and create perverse “policing for profit” incentives. It’s bad enough...