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A comment on ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone surveillance. Parent comment

Re:ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone su... by thfuran on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @06:09PM (#21767777)
One actually provides cell service.
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Re:ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone su... by kjaftaedi on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @06:23PM (#21767870)
Stingrays provide cell service.

There are issues with some units that downgrade your data signal to a slower connection than you would get with a normal cell tower.. but otherwise you would never know the difference.

The person you are replying to is actually making an excellent point as most current methods of detecting stingrays are heavily reliant on the "tower" moving or changing.

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