New Federal Requirements on Cellphone Surveillance

[jos]

Federal law enforcement officials will be routinely required to get a search warrant before using secretive and intrusive cellphone-tracking technology under a new Justice Department policy announced Thursday.

 

The seven-page policy, the first of its kind, is designed to create a uniform legal standard for federal law enforcement agencies using equipment known as cell-site simulators. It comes amid concerns from privacy groups and even judges that the technology, which is now widely used by local police departments, is being misused and without public accountability.

 

"This new policy ensures our protocols for this technology are consistent, well managed and respectful of individuals' privacy and civil liberties," Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates said in a statement.

 

 

Finally a uniform legal standard... this should be done in every country..

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/federal-requirements-cellphone-surveillance-33518143

[Entropy]

Progress.

[Trik'Stari]

Why does it take 7 pages to say what most people can say in 1 sentence?

 

I doubt it actually means anything good for any of us.

[Murdoch]

Personally, I think "cell-site simulators" should be completely banned.

[AlwaysFSX]

Except that they can just out-right ignore legality and do it anyways.

[Arty]

Except that they can just out-right ignore legality and do it anyways.

*cough* Nsa *cough*

[AlwaysFSX]

*cough* Nsa *cough*

*cough* Every single alphabet agency under the sun *cough*

[GzeroD]

*cough* Nsa *cough*

What we need is a typo one year that switches their budget with NASA's.

[Arty]

What we need is a typo one year that switches their budget with NASA's.

Yes, Pls

[captain cactus]

And then when you read the tiny letters you see "Excluding NSA".

[Yog]

Why does it take 7 pages to say what most people can say in 1 sentence?

 

I doubt it actually means anything good for any of us.

As we all know it requires 7 pages to give a sufficient amount of loopholes.

[totjup5]

Why does it take 7 pages to say what most people can say in 1 sentence?

 

I doubt it actually means anything good for any of us.

They need that space to build in those loopholes

[JAKEBAB]

It's sad that 10 or 20 years ago something like this probably would of men't something but these days, we know it's not going to stop them.... *sigh* we live in a messed up time

[KirbyTech]

Okay so a bit more paper work for them so what. Won't stop the un-needed crap.

[Albatross]

(am I the only one that can't load the link?)

 

Only a fool would think this makes any difference. They broke laws doing it in the first place, how will this stop them from doing it again? If they want something, they will have it.