Alameda County District Attorney's Office: Cell-site Simulator
Agency | Alameda County District Attorney's Office |
Location | Oakland, CA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor |
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office maintains a cell-site simulator, which shares with other agencies such as the Oakland Police Department and Fremont Police Department.
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News article (MuckRock)
Public records (Alameda County District Attorney's Office)
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.