Not only are local police departments across the United States increasingly relying on so-called StingRay devices to conduct surveillance on cell phone users, but cops are being forced to keep quiet about the operations, new documents reveal. RT.com Recent reports have indicated that law enforcement agencies from coast to coast …

Washington, DC is littered with surveillance devices designed to trick surrounding mobile phones into logging onto signal-lifting networks, thereby allowing for tracking or call-monitoring purposes. RT.com While traveling around the capital city with Washington Post reporters, a top executive using his company’s mobile-security technology detected as many as 18 such …

“In the past and at the request of the U.S. Marshalls, the investigative means utilized to locate the suspect have not been revealed so that we may continue to utilize this technology without the knowledge of the criminal element. In reports or depositions we simply refer to the assistance as …

Federal crackdown prevents local police from disclosing cell tracking details RT.com June 14, 2014   US federal authorities have been increasingly involved with local police departments and criminal trials in an attempt to keep details of vast domestic surveillance policies under wraps, according to a new report from the Associated Press. …

US pushing local police departments to keep quiet on cell-phone surveillance technology Yahoo.com June 12, 2014 US pushing local cops to stay mum on surveillance WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up …

The Free Thought Project John Vibes May 23, 2014 Police departments in Dubai and New York City have been testing Google Glass to see how they can implement it for use on the streets.  It has been known for months that the NYPD is testing this technology, but it was …