Dirtboxes and Stingrays

May 4, 2015 mitch tanenbaum Leave a comment

I have written several items about cell site simulators or Stingrays. Dirtboxes are stingray-like devices hung from an airplane that DoJ agencies use to capture tens of thousands of cell phones as they fly over hundreds of miles. I said early on that it was going to be years before the crap hit the fan, […]

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Legal, Privacy, Security Practices

US Spy Programs Targeting Americans’ Mobile Phones

November 17, 2014 CyberCecurity

According to the Wall Street Journal (pay link), the government (US Marshals Service) is flying “dirtboxes” in small airplanes to capture the signals from your cell phone. Basically, a dirtbox is a self contained cell tower with a strong signal. Since your cell phone will connect to the strongest signal, if the dirtbox winds up […]

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