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  2. Stingray phone tracker - Wikipedia

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    Stingray phone tracker. The StingRay is an IMSI-catcher, a cellular phone surveillance device, manufactured by Harris Corporation. [2] Initially developed for the military and intelligence community, the StingRay and similar Harris devices are in widespread use by local and state law enforcement agencies across Canada, [3] the United States, [4 ...

  3. Stingray use in United States law enforcement - Wikipedia

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    The use of stingrays by United States law enforcement is an investigative technique used by both federal and local law enforcement in the United States to obtain information from cell phones by mimicking a cell phone tower. The devices which accomplish this are generically known as IMSI-catchers, but are commonly called stingrays, a brand sold ...

  4. Permissive action link - Wikipedia

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    A permissive action link ( PAL) is an access control security device for nuclear weapons. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized arming or detonation of a nuclear weapon. [1] The United States Department of Defense definition is: A device included in or attached to a nuclear weapon system to preclude arming and/or launching until the insertion ...

  5. US lawmakers want to restrict police use of 'Stingray' cell ...

    techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/us-lawmakers-want-to...

    Once connected, they can collect data a device sends out, including its location and subscriber identity key. Cell-site simulators pose a two-fold problem. The first is that they’re surveillance ...

  6. A new technique can detect newer 4G 'stingray' cell phone ...

    techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/crocodile-hunter-4g...

    Newer cell site simulators, called “Hailstorm” devices, take advantage of similar flaws in 4G that let police snoop on newer phones and devices. Some phone apps claim they can detect stingrays ...

  7. TechCrunch has obtained leaked lists containing the IMEI number or the unique device advertising ID collected from every device compromised by TheTruthSpy prior to and including December 2023.

  8. Google announces new scam detection tools that provide real ...

    www.engadget.com/google-announces-new-scam...

    Everything happens on the device, so it stays private. This feature isn’t coming to Android 15 right away and the company says it’ll share more details later in the year. We do know that ...

  9. Type Allocation Code - Wikipedia

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    The Type Allocation Code (TAC) is the initial eight- digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI and 16-digit IMEISV codes used to uniquely identify wireless devices. The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model (and often revision) of wireless telephone for use on a GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G NR, iDEN, Iridium or other IMEI-employing wireless network.

  10. Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s ...

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    It has rolled out a new version of the Lookout app, which can read text and even lengthy documents out loud for people with low vision or blindness. The app can also read food labels, recognize ...

  11. TechCrunch launches TheTruthSpy spyware lookup tool

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    TechCrunch today launched a spyware lookup tool that allows anyone to check if their Android device was compromised by a network of consumer-grade.