Flutterby™! : DOJ using cell phone tower impersonating devices without a warrant

EFF: When a Secretive Stingray Cell Phone Tracking "Warrant" Isn't a Warrant.

"Stingray" is the brand name of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity locator, or “IMSI catcher.” A Stingray acts as a fake cell-phone tower, small enough to fit in a van, allowing the government to route all network traffic to the fake tower.

The court warrant asked for location information from Verizon, "law enforcement" parked one of these vans near the apartment complex where the suspect was living, Man-In-The-Middle monitored everyone, allegedly threw away the other data, and snooped on the suspect.

ACLU: U.S. v. Rigmaiden - DOJ Emails on Stingray Applications

So far it's just your average law enforcement overreach, right? The "Stingray" is made by Harris Corp. Harris Corp. leader William M. Brown appointed to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

So, yeah, it's institutionalized "your rights are irrelevant in the pursuit of social order".

Via /.: DOJ Often Used Cell Tower Impersonating Devices Without Explicit Warrants.