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03/03/2016 / By Greg White

The NYPD has been using fake cellphone towers to pull private information from innocent citizens since 2008

The New York Police Department (NYPD) admitted to using cell-site simulators, otherwise known as Stingrays, more than 1,000 times between 2008 and May 2015, according to a new report provided by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The documents are the first response to the Freedom of Information Law request filed last year. Stingrays function […]

11/04/2015 / By Julie Wilson

What Fourth Amendment? Cops now stealing valuables from unlocked cars to punish trusting citizens

Yesterday, we brought you a groundbreaking report about a new initiative in which cops are using the law to steal possessions from unlocked cars. Here’s the full scoop: Residents of New Haven, Connecticut, are tired of having their cars broke into, which is why the cops have decided to take action, but not exactly in […]

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