Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is questioning why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved of a controversial cell-phone surveillance device that federal and state law enforcement agencies are using to track suspects—often without warrants, Computerworld reports. The devices, called StingRays, are used by about a dozen federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Drug Enforcement Agency and all branches of the U.S. military. The ACLU says 48 other agencies in 20 states and DC also own StingRays but noted still others operate them in secrecy. Nelson said the proliferation of such software “poses a grave threat to consumers’ cell-phone and Internet privacy.”
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