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Forbes: How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People\u2019s Phones<\/a> by Thomas Brewster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been some time since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been seen using a tool known as a Stingray, or a cell-site simulator, in its attempts to find and remove undocumented immigrants. The tool tricks a phone into thinking it\u2019s a cell tower, and when a suspect\u2019s device connects, the cops can trace its location. Its use is controversial because anyone in the same area as the target is at risk of having their information exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recently-unsealed search warrant reviewed by Forbes, ICE used such a cell-site simulator in an attempt to track down an individual in Orem, Utah. The suspect had been ordered to leave the U.S. in 2023, but is believed to still be in the country. Investigators learned last month that before going to Utah, he\u2019d escaped prison in Venezuela where he was serving a sentence for murder, according to the warrant. He\u2019s also suspected of being linked to gang activity in the country, investigators said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the government got the target\u2019s number, they first got a warrant to get its location. However, the trace wasn\u2019t precise\u2013it only told law enforcement that the target was somewhere in an area covering about 30 blocks. That led them to asking a court for a Stingray-type device to get an accurate location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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