March 7, 2016 at 11:22US police banned the use of fake base stations of cellular communications
Carron Andrews' suspected shootout case was the first in the United States when a court dismissed evidence (including a crime weapon - a gun) found with a fake Stingray base station. Previously, the police did not need a warrant for these actions, but now she will have to prove to the court the need to apply Stingray and obtain permission.
How the police work with fake Stingray base stations
Maryland Special Appeals Court ruled on Wednesday March 2according to which the use of fake mobile stations without an order violates the Fourth Amendment. Now the police will have to explain to the court why it is necessary to use Stingrey in each case, or all the evidence obtained through the system will not be accepted for consideration.
This decision is related to the arrest in 2014 of Kerron Andrews, a suspect in the shooting, during which three people were injured. The court allowed the police to obtain data from the wireless provider to search for the suspect, but instead, law enforcement agencies used Hailstorm, a high-tech modern system like the Stingray. The police did not warn the court about the change of tactics, and later the Maryland attorney general scared human rights activists - the police can monitor anyone with a telephone on.
In the arsenal of US special services there are many systems that can, including receive remote messages from phones, intercept SMS and listen to conversations, extract files, address books and notes. The catalog of this equipment hit the net in 2015.
The police and the FBI use one of the ways to get data from cell phones - the Stingray device. It acts as a fake base station, to which cell phones are connected within the range of the signal, and the operator of such a station can listen to conversations and determine the location of the phone by the strength of the signal. And the police are advised not to tell the court about the use of Stingrey - and they do not need a warrant.
In April 2015, it became known that only the Baltimore police (population - 620 thousand people, Maryland) since 2007 have used this system 4,300 times. Journalists in London discovered 20 such stations .
In 2013, human rights activists tried to deprive the FBI of the right to use Stingrey, since the system violates the rights of Americans under the Fourth Amendment - the system allows you to monitor not only suspected crimes, but all citizens within range.
How the police work with fake Stingray base stations
Maryland Special Appeals Court ruled on Wednesday March 2according to which the use of fake mobile stations without an order violates the Fourth Amendment. Now the police will have to explain to the court why it is necessary to use Stingrey in each case, or all the evidence obtained through the system will not be accepted for consideration.
This decision is related to the arrest in 2014 of Kerron Andrews, a suspect in the shooting, during which three people were injured. The court allowed the police to obtain data from the wireless provider to search for the suspect, but instead, law enforcement agencies used Hailstorm, a high-tech modern system like the Stingray. The police did not warn the court about the change of tactics, and later the Maryland attorney general scared human rights activists - the police can monitor anyone with a telephone on.
In the arsenal of US special services there are many systems that can, including receive remote messages from phones, intercept SMS and listen to conversations, extract files, address books and notes. The catalog of this equipment hit the net in 2015.
The police and the FBI use one of the ways to get data from cell phones - the Stingray device. It acts as a fake base station, to which cell phones are connected within the range of the signal, and the operator of such a station can listen to conversations and determine the location of the phone by the strength of the signal. And the police are advised not to tell the court about the use of Stingrey - and they do not need a warrant.
In April 2015, it became known that only the Baltimore police (population - 620 thousand people, Maryland) since 2007 have used this system 4,300 times. Journalists in London discovered 20 such stations .
In 2013, human rights activists tried to deprive the FBI of the right to use Stingrey, since the system violates the rights of Americans under the Fourth Amendment - the system allows you to monitor not only suspected crimes, but all citizens within range.