TheTravellers
11-14-2014, 02:12 PM
Disgusting, if true.
U.S. Using Fake Cell Phone Towers On Planes To Gather Data: WSJ (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/cell-phone-data_n_6155532.html)
"The program run by the U.S. Marshals Service began operations in 2007 and uses Cessna planes flying from at least five major airports and covering most of the U.S. population, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the operations.
The planes use devices made by Boeing Co that mimic the cell phone towers used by major telecommunications companies and trick mobile phones into revealing their unique registration data, the report said.
The devices, nicknamed "dirtboxes," can collect information from tens of thousands of cell phones in a single flight, which occur on a regular basis, according to those with knowledge of the program, the Journal said."
U.S. Using Fake Cell Phone Towers On Planes To Gather Data: WSJ (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/cell-phone-data_n_6155532.html)
"The program run by the U.S. Marshals Service began operations in 2007 and uses Cessna planes flying from at least five major airports and covering most of the U.S. population, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the operations.
The planes use devices made by Boeing Co that mimic the cell phone towers used by major telecommunications companies and trick mobile phones into revealing their unique registration data, the report said.
The devices, nicknamed "dirtboxes," can collect information from tens of thousands of cell phones in a single flight, which occur on a regular basis, according to those with knowledge of the program, the Journal said."