{"id":3591,"date":"2011-09-23T08:31:16","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T14:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2011-09-23T08:31:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T14:31:16","slug":"a-question-about-the-fbis-stingray-a-letter-to-the-wsj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3591","title":{"rendered":"A question about the FBI’s “stingray” : a letter to the WSJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

After reading the Wall Street Journal’s story on the FBI’s Stingray<\/a> use, I thought I would throw in my two cents on the matter in a letter to the editor.<\/p>\n

Eesh. I’m turning into one of those<\/em> people.<\/p>\n

Anyhow….<\/p>\n

———<\/p>\n

Regarding the FBIs “stingray” tracking device (Thursday Sept. 22 p1): What would happen if I, as a private citizen, built a device to impersonate a cell phone tower and drove around my city intercepting signals from cell phones?<\/p>\n

Regardless of my intent, I think I would be arrested and charged with several FCC and Patriot Act violations.<\/p>\n

Since this device would be illegal for a private citizen to use, I believe law enforcement should have to obtain a warrant to use this device themselves. A warrant that specifically states the number or name being searched for, the area to be canvassed, and the reason for initiating the search.<\/p>\n

Just because it is easy to use a piece of technology does not make legal to do so in and of itself.<\/p>\n

-Royce Eddington
\nMcAllen, Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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