Police phone-tracking contracts often kept secret

[tomtexan]

Police across the country may be intercepting phone calls or text messages to find suspects using a technology tool known as Stingray.

[Abraham]

Is it used to specifically target criminals or do they employ a "lets go fishing" approach?

[jmra]

Is it used to specifically target criminals or do they employ a "lets go fishing" approach?

The $60,000 question.

[JP171]

if they go on fishing expeditions in person and they do, why wouldn't they use this as well, they do just like everyone else in the gubbermint fishing finds criminals don't ya know and in the name of safety we will violate any thing we want to get you. the rank and file may not like it and neither do we but the big wigs think its just fine, just ask the Chairman of the communist regime of America Maobama

[WildBill]

if they go on fishing expeditions in person and they do, why wouldn't they use this as well, they do just like everyone else in the gubbermint fishing finds criminals don't ya know and in the name of safety we will violate any thing we want to get you. the rank and file may not like it and neither do we but the big wigs think its just fine, just ask the Chairman of the communist regime of America Maobama

I am sure that many of the "big wigs" are being monitored. That is exactly how J. Edgar kept himself employed for so many years.

[MeMelYup]

if they go on fishing expeditions in person and they do, why wouldn't they use this as well, they do just like everyone else in the gubbermint fishing finds criminals don't ya know and in the name of safety we will violate any thing we want to get you. the rank and file may not like it and neither do we but the big wigs think its just fine, just ask the Chairman of the communist regime of America Maobama

I am sure that many of the "big wigs" are being monitored. That is exactly how J. Edgar kept himself employed for so many years.

Don't tell Feinstein.