Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...

A Milwaukee PD "critical response vehicle", or surveillance van. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner) A Milwaukee PD "critical response vehicle", or surveillance van. (Photo by Isiah ...

Police departments in Ohio are warning of a new scam using a phone and a magnet to track your location. The latest scheme involves criminals attaching a cell phone to the roof of a car with a magnet, ...

Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes ...

Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a new report released Monday by the ...

For a growing number of cell phone users, it's not just a question of "Can you can hear me now?" It's also "Can you find me now?" Increasingly, cell phones are gaining technology that lets customers ...

Editor’s Note: This story is the third installment in a series produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Goliad County police kicked off one human smuggling ...

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