Stingray cell phone tracking device
For more than a year, federal authorities pursued a man they called simply “the Hacker.” Only after using a little known cellphone-tracking device—a stingray—were they able to zero in on a California home and make the arrest.
Stingrays are designed to locate a mobile phone even when it’s not being used to make a call. The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers the devices to be so critical that it has a policy of deleting the data gathered in their use, mainly to keep suspects in the dark about their capabilities, an FBI official told The Wall Street Journal in response to inquiries.
A stingray’s role in nabbing the alleged “Hacker”—Daniel David Rigmaiden—is shaping up as a possible test of the legal standards for using these devices in investigations. The FBI says it obtains appropriate court approval to use the device.
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There are also other types of equipment that are able to covertly spy on your cell phone activity which also include text, voice, emails, and just about anything that your phone connects with. The Stingray Cell Phone Tracking Device is just one of many tools used for this purpose. In a Spy’s tool bag, there are other options with most on sale on the open market to anyone, not just law enforcement. They are the least of your worries with today’s advancing technology.
How Stingray cell phone tracking works
