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power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Arizona Passes Bill to Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying


This graphic illustrates how a StingRay works. Signals from cellphones within the device's radius are bounced to law enforcement. The information relayed may include names, phone numbers, locations, call records and even text messages. 
(Photo - News10 Sacramento)

The states act to protect freedom
Meanwhile both parties in Washington 
fully embrace Big Brother


PHOENIX, Ariz. (Tenth Amendment Center) – Today, the Arizona Senate gave final approval to a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in Arizona, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
Sen. Bob Worsley (R-Mesa) introduced Senate bill 1342 (SB1342) back in January. The legislation would help block the use of cell site simulators, known as “stingrays.” These devices essentially spoof cell phone towers, tricking any device within range into connecting to the stingray instead of the tower, allowing law enforcement to sweep up communications content, as well as locate and track the person in possession of a specific phone or other electronic device.
SB1342 would require police to get a search warrant based on probable cause before deploying a stingray to locate or track an electronic device. It would also require law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant under existing wiretapping statutes before using a stingray to intercept, obtain or access the content of any stored oral, wire or electronic communication.
On Monday, the House passed an amended version of SB1342 by a 57-1 vote. The amendment decreases the time between the issuance of a warrant and notification of the target from 120 to 90 days. The Senate initially passed the legislation 30-0 in February. It approved the amended House version 28-0 today. The bill bow goes to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk for his consideration.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

a small step