- 11 Jul 2012 21:45
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Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities made more than 1.3 million
demands for cellphone subscriber information last year, in a sign of their growing
reliance on technology to aid criminal and emergency investigations.
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) requested the information from carriers, including
records on "cell tower" dumps, in which the carriers provide law enforcement
authorities with data on cellphone users near a cell tower during a discrete period
of time.
"We cannot allow privacy protections to be swept aside with the sweeping nature
of these information requests, especially for innocent consumers," Markey, co-chairman
of the Bipartisan...READ FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://anonpolitics.com/cellphone-carriers-surveillance-requests-from-law-enforcement.php
demands for cellphone subscriber information last year, in a sign of their growing
reliance on technology to aid criminal and emergency investigations.
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) requested the information from carriers, including
records on "cell tower" dumps, in which the carriers provide law enforcement
authorities with data on cellphone users near a cell tower during a discrete period
of time.
"We cannot allow privacy protections to be swept aside with the sweeping nature
of these information requests, especially for innocent consumers," Markey, co-chairman
of the Bipartisan...READ FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://anonpolitics.com/cellphone-carriers-surveillance-requests-from-law-enforcement.php
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