[cryptome] Re: Fwd: Help investigate cell phone snooping by police nationwide
- From: shelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:28:02 -0700
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014, at 07:59 PM, Jarrod B wrote:
> As a result of the ACLU lawsuit in Sarasota, the US Marshals have stepped
> in and seized all records regarding the Stingray cell phone spying to
> prevent the ACLU from having access to them.
>
>
> http://www.wired.com/2014/06/feds-seize-stingray-documents>
You must have missed the update that coderman posted yesterday:
https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/victory-judge-releases-information-about-police-use
Unsealed court transcript:
https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/100823_transcription_of_suppression_hearing_complete_0.pdf
What the marshalls wanted to hide about their out-of-control stingray
usage:
https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/100823_transcription_of_suppression_hearing_28unsealed_pages_11-2429.pdf
-S
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Adrien Jolibert <jolibert@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Sounds a sad story what is happening in your country and elsewhere in the
> > world.
> >
> > Anyone now is using phones, smart ones to the cheaper, for stupid games (I
> > play a lot) to personal stuff.
> > The only recommendation I can give is to put it in airplane mode while you
> > don't want to be tracked.
> >
> > Shut down all communications while you don't need it, in transport, or
> > while driving.
> > Moreover when you go in an unusual place, and you don't want to be tracked
> > ? Just don't bring your phone.
> >
> > Try not to bring it for hours and see how that little thing make you
> > dependent.
> >
> > How people was making it 10-20 years later ? Just fix time and place for a
> > meeting. Plus it is cool not to
> > call your buddies each minutes to know where they are because late; just
> > wait and enjoy the present time.
> >
> > These little phonies made time comes more faster, watching those
> > every-time you are not enjoying what is going on.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:36 PM, <shelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014, at 02:06 PM, coderman wrote:
> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> > From: Michael at MuckRock <>
> >> > Date: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 7:53 AM
> >> > Subject: Help investigate cell phone snooping by police nationwide
> >>
> >> [...]
> >> >You can support the project at this link, and, again, even just $5 can
> >> > make a huge difference:
> >>
> >> Here's the direct link (I don't click the tracking links in the
> >> newsletter, either):
> >> http://www.beaconreader.com/projects/the-spy-in-your-pocket
> >>
> >> Maybe it's just my crappy mobile, but I didn't see the link on the main
> >> Muckrock page.
> >>
> >> -S
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Right now, we're gearing for MuckRock's biggest investigative project
> >> > yet, and we need your help. First, a little context.
> >> >
> >> > Local police departments across America are increasingly tapping into
> >> > information from your cell phone: Your location, who you're with, who
> >> > you are calling. Using fake cell phone towers, often called Stingrays,
> >> > they generally don't even need a warrant, and have relatively few
> >> > restrictions on who, when, and what they collect. Or how they use it.
> >> > Since these programs are often funded by federal grants, very few
> >> > people outside of law enforcement know how, or even if, they're being
> >> > used, with almost non-existent debate about if this information should
> >> > be collected, and what limits should be set for for how it's used or
> >> > how long it's kept.
> >> >
> >> > This is where you come in. We're launching this project on Beacon
> >> > Reader, where a donation of just $5, about what it costs for us to
> >> > successfully file a request, can make a big difference. Just like with
> >> > the Drone Census, often times MuckRock is the *only* group asking for
> >> > this information, which otherwise would never be made public.
> >> >
> >> > You can support the project at this link, and, again, even just $5 can
> >> > make a huge difference:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > If you're not in a position to help financially, we would still really
> >> > appreciate your help — share what we're up to with your friends,
> >> > sending in news articles you see or tips regarding cell phone
> >> > tracking, and, in a few days, sending in information regarding which
> >> > departments you'd like us to file with through a special page on
> >> > MuckRock.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for all your support in the past, and we're looking forward to
> >> > working with you to shine a light on this under-reported area.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Michael
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
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