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Police Are Buying $1M Spy SUVs

Silicon Cowboy · 2 months ago

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State law enforcement agencies are spending millions on unmarked Chevy Tahoes equipped with military-grade IMSI catchers and Software Defined Radios. Hidden inside everyday vehicles, systems like Cognyte's FalcoNet can force nearby 4G and 5G smartphones to silently disconnect from legitimate cell towers and drop into an unencrypted surveillance state, collecting your exact GPS location, IMSI numbers, and metadata in under…

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