California Department of Justice: Cell-site Simulator
Agency | California Department of Justice |
Location | Sacramento, CA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor |
The California Department of Justice acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2012, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
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More about this technology
Cell-site simulators, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers, are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.