The fight against cell tower simulators, commonly known as Stingrays, just scored a major victory. Today the Justice Department issued a new policy for the simulators, which requires a search warrant before any such device can be deployed, effective immediately. The legal status of the cell-site simulators is still uncertain, and the new policy won't have the force of law, but it's still expected to radically change the way federal law enforcement deploys the devices. The new policy
There are still some exception to the warrant requirement, but they're expected to be tracked and monitored significantly more rigorously than in the past. The relevant section of the new policy reads:
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