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EFF Launches Rayhunter: A New Tool to Detect Covert Cellular Surveillance
Loaded on March 15, 2025
by David Kim
published in Criminal Legal News
April, 2025, page 39
Filed under:
Police State-Surveillance,
Cell Site Location Information ("CSLI").
Location:
United States of America.
by David Kim
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”) has announced Rayhunter, an open-source tool designed to detect cell-site simulators (“CSS”), devices often used by law enforcement and others to covertly track mobile phones. Running on an affordable mobile hotspot, Rayhunter seeks to empower activists, journalists, and everyday users to identify ...
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More from these topics:
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- Warrantless Device Inspections Surge at the U.S. Border, April 15, 2025. Policy versus Practice, Cell Site Location Information ("CSLI"), Searches - Border Stops/Searches, Detention - Generally.
- ICE’s Expansive Surveillance Tool Monitors Hundreds of Websites and Apps, April 15, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Electronic Surveillance, Immigration Law/Offenses, Social Media.
- Crowdsourcing a Map to Track License Plate Surveillance, April 15, 2025. Traffic stop, Police State-Surveillance.
- Questionable Retail Theft Panic Fuels More Mass Surveillance and Police Militarization, April 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Fraud and Theft Loss.
- The FBI’s Encrypted Phone Sting, April 15, 2025. Cell Searches, FBI, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
- NYPD Responds to 911 Calls with Drones, April 15, 2025. Computer Searches, Police State-Surveillance, Use of Drones.
