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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones by Joof on Thursday January 28, 2016 @12:37AM (#10986511)
It's still up to the claimant to prove it was used on them personally and in some damaging manner.

This has been a problem for people (Wikipedia) suing the NSA. Despite statistical analysis showing it's probably true, there isn't any 'beyond a doubt' evidence.

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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones by cmurf on Thursday January 28, 2016 @02:36AM (#10986908)
I don't think they have to show beyond a doubt. But you're correct they have to somehow demonstrate not just that this capability exists, but that it was used on them, and that the court can provide a remedy.

This is just one example of why whistle blower protections are necessary.

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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones by shiven on Thursday January 28, 2016 @10:48AM (#10988841)
Basically, someone needs to go Snowden and publish the kitchen sink of Stingray records to allow people to even build a case and then to prove it went beyond reasonable use (if any).
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