Stingray
Hackers Gonna Hack
Hacker Camp Makes DIY Phones, Is Bombarded by DIY IMSI Catcher
At this year's Electromagnetic Field hacking and culture festival, attendees' badges were fully functioning phones. But hackers gonna hack.
Joseph Cox
9.5.18
MORE THE MERRIER
New Data Gives Peek at European IMSI Catcher Exports
Data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act style-request shows Finnish companies exporting powerful surveillance technology to Mexico, Colombia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Joseph Cox
3.23.18
State of Surveillance
The RCMP Has Been Using Surveillance Gear Under an 'Interim' Policy for 6 Years
A new report sheds more light on the use of Stingrays in Canada.
Jordan Pearson
9.14.17
Stingray
IMSI Catcher Detection Apps Might Not Be All That Good, Research Suggests
Plenty of people use free Android apps to try and spot IMSI catchers, but research shows the apps can be circumvented.
Joseph Cox
8.14.17
State of Surveillance
It’s Not Chill At All That Canadian Police Misled the Public For Years About Stingrays
And they need to answer for it.
Jordan Pearson
4.12.17
attribution is hard
Why It’s So Hard to Say Who Is Using an IMSI Catcher
Israel, China, Russia? Who was using a surveillance device on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?
Jordan Pearson
4.6.17
tech
Police in Indianapolis Have Had Stingray Cell Site Simulators Since 2012
Previously unreported, the IMPD has had a StingRay since 2012, ascertained from their Non Disclosure Agreement with the FBI.
Curtis Waltman
1.24.17
security
Here's How Much a StingRay Cell Phone Surveillance Tool Costs
It's a rare look into the pricing and packaging of the cellphone surveillance tech.
Curtis Waltman
12.8.16
News
Here's a Picture of a Phone-Tracking Device That We've Never Seen in the Wild
The leaked picture confirms that cops and feds hide these powerful surveillance devices inside police cars.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
11.22.16
SURVEILLANCE
This "Printer" Is Actually a Surveillance Device
Office supplies meet Stingray.
Madison Margolin
11.3.16
Canada
Canadian Police Don’t Want to Talk About How They Spend Surveillance Dollars
Police in Ontario’s biggest cities have received hundreds of thousands of dollars for surveillance equipment. We can’t tell you how they spent it.
Nathan Munn
8.22.16
News
Edmonton Police Say They Didn't Mean It When They Said They Own a Stingray
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Jordan Pearson
8.12.16
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