Taking the Sting Out of the Stingray: The Dangers of Cell-Site Simulator Use and the Role of the Federal Communications Commission in Protecting Privacy and Security

摘要

Data-driven law enforcement has increased at an alarming rate in post-9/11 America. The revelations of widespread data collection programs run by the National Security Agency (NSA), in the wake of classified information leaked by Edward Snowden, have given rise to serious public concern that government officials are covertly eroding the privacy of law-abiding citizens in the name of national security.2 The electronic surveillance culture that emerged in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has given credence to privacy invasion at all levels of law enforcement.