A Stingray doesn't just target one suspect. If deployed in a crowded neighborhood, it disconnects every phone in the area to find the one target. This raises massive Fourth Amendment concerns regarding unreasonable search and seizure.
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Police increasingly bypass traditional warrants by purchasing location data from private brokers. A Stingray doesn't just target one suspect
While Stingrays intercept signals, forensic tools attack the phone directly. Historically, this required a physical cable. Today, tools like and GrayKey can often extract data wirelessly or by bypassing the phone's lock screen. Today, tools like and GrayKey can often extract
If you are concerned about mass surveillance, consider these mitigation strategies:
Tools like those from Cellebrite or Upturn can download a phone's entire history, including deleted texts, photos, and app data.
