IRS: We Used Stingray Devices To Track 37 Phones

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By SoulskillDec 2, 2015, 12:16 am404 pts
An anonymous reader writes: In October, we discussed the troubling revelation that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service had its own stingray devices, which are commonly used by law enforcement to intercept phone signals and track criminal suspects. The IRS has now addressed these allegations (PDF), confirming that…

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