What has the LAPD done now? According to L.A. Weekly, the police have used the allegedly terror investigation only StingRay technology and spied upon non-suspects.
Listening in on phone calls
Of the 155 StingRay cellular phone investigation cases the LAPD faced between June and Sept last year, over 13 percent of cases exposed the communications of innocent non-suspects without their awareness or consent. The LAPD has had access to StingRay technology since 2006, thanks to subsidies from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The intent was for StingRay to be used specifically for terrorism investigations, but the LAPD has documented proof that there have been burglary, narcotic and homicide investigations where StingRay was pressed into use. As yet, LAPD officials have refused to address questions concerning the StingRay technology, including whether the department thinks it has the legal right to use the technology in a way that invades the privacy of non-suspects.
The First Amendment Coalition executive director Peter Scheer does not think the LAPD should be able to use this sort of technology. It is virtually extremely hard to keep away from intercepting other people with the StingRay technology, according to those who use the technology, but the LAPD guides do not even make it clear whether or not this is illegal.
No court order needed
Civic rights activists do not like the StingRay technology because it used to be that regulators had to get permission before they could use technology such as it. Now, regulators can carry around the StingRay technology and use it in secret if they want to.
Privacy laws should be considered
At this juncture, there's still a fantastic deal of disagreement over StingRay's place amongst privacy laws. The sophistication of the technology has put it ahead of the judicial curve, and American Civil Liberties Union attorneys like Linda Lye see StingRay as something that demands legal reassessment, as the potential for privacy violations is tremendous.
Listening in on phone calls
Of the 155 StingRay cellular phone investigation cases the LAPD faced between June and Sept last year, over 13 percent of cases exposed the communications of innocent non-suspects without their awareness or consent. The LAPD has had access to StingRay technology since 2006, thanks to subsidies from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The intent was for StingRay to be used specifically for terrorism investigations, but the LAPD has documented proof that there have been burglary, narcotic and homicide investigations where StingRay was pressed into use. As yet, LAPD officials have refused to address questions concerning the StingRay technology, including whether the department thinks it has the legal right to use the technology in a way that invades the privacy of non-suspects.
The First Amendment Coalition executive director Peter Scheer does not think the LAPD should be able to use this sort of technology. It is virtually extremely hard to keep away from intercepting other people with the StingRay technology, according to those who use the technology, but the LAPD guides do not even make it clear whether or not this is illegal.
No court order needed
Civic rights activists do not like the StingRay technology because it used to be that regulators had to get permission before they could use technology such as it. Now, regulators can carry around the StingRay technology and use it in secret if they want to.
Privacy laws should be considered
At this juncture, there's still a fantastic deal of disagreement over StingRay's place amongst privacy laws. The sophistication of the technology has put it ahead of the judicial curve, and American Civil Liberties Union attorneys like Linda Lye see StingRay as something that demands legal reassessment, as the potential for privacy violations is tremendous.
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