ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones, raising major privacy concerns.
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ICE’s Spy Vehicles Exposed ICE Bought Vehicles Equipped With Fake Cell Towers To Spy On Phones U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones , raising new questions about government surveillance and privacy rights. According to federal records, the agency paid $825,000 earlier this year for vehicles designed to mimic cellphone towers—technology capable of tracking and intercepting data from nearby mobile devices. Image Credits:Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg / Getty Images ICE’s Secret Surveillance Deal Public records show that the May 8 contract “provides Cell Site Simulator (CSS) Vehicles to support the Homeland Security Technical Operations program.” It was listed as a modification for “additional CSS Vehicles,” confirming ICE’s ongoing investment in covert surveillance tools. The deal was made with TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV) , a Maryland-based company known for building law enforcement vehicles with advanced technology. This follows a similar $818…
