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Automated License Plate Readers
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Houston Police Department: Cell-site Simulator

Agency	Houston Police Department
Location	Houston, TX
Technology	Cell-site Simulator
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The Houston Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2007, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

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Devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers to surveillance people's phones.

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