California passed a law boosting police transparency on cellphone surveillance. Here's why it's not working

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> Date: August 27, 2017 at 3:39:23 PM EDT
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> Subject: California passed a law boosting police transparency on cellphone surveillance. Here's why it's not working
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> California passed a law boosting police transparency on cellphone surveillance. Here's why it's not working
> http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-cell-phone-surveillance-transparency-law-20170827-htmlstory.html
>
> Several years ago, little was known about the StingRay, a powerful surveillance device that imitates the function of 
> a cell tower and captures the signals of nearby phones, allowing law enforcement officers to sweep through hundreds 
> of messages, conversations and call logs.
>
> The secrecy around the technology, which can ensnare the personal data of criminals and bystanders alike, spurred 
> lawsuits and demands for public records to uncover who was using it and the extent of its capabilities. In 
> California, a 2015 law requires law enforcement agencies to seek permission at public meetings to buy the devices, 
> and post rules for their use online.
>
> But a Los Angeles Times review of records from 20 of the state’s largest police and sheriff’s departments, plus the 
> Alameda County district attorney’s office, found some agencies have been slow to follow or have ignored the law. 
> Several that partner with federal agencies to work on cases are not subject to the law’s reporting requirements. The 
> result is that little information on StingRay use is available to the public, making it hard to determine how wide a 
> net the surveillance tools cast and what kind of data they gather...
>
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