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October 23, 2015 04:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/-03O_QG6g0Y/secret-service-allowed-to-use-warrantless-cellphone-tracking
Secret Service Allowed To Use Warrantless Cellphone Tracking
mi writes: A mere belief in there being a threat against the President or any other protected person is now sufficient for the U.S. Secret Service to use cell-site simulators (commonly known as "stingrays"). In certain "exceptional circumstances," the stingeays can be used without a judge-signed warrant and even without probable cause. When asked whether this essentially granted a blanket exception for the Secret Service, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Seth Stodder said the exemption would not be used in routine criminal probes, such as a counterfeiting investigation. I suppose, the personal verbal assurance of an executive-branch government employee should put all fears of the citizenry to rest.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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