Showing posts with label Sarasota Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarasota Police. Show all posts

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Federal Marshals Seize Sarasota Police Cellphone Tracking Records

Federal marshals recently seized a local police agency’s records on cell phone surveillance to keep it from public disclosure, demonstrating the importance of prohibiting dragnet surveillance at the state level. Sarasota, police were apparently secretly tracking individuals’ cell phones without a warrant using a device called a Stingray, according to the ACLU. here