U.S. Police Quietly Buy Israeli Cellphone Tracking Tools
Departments in New York, Washington D.C., and Texas acquire real-time device monitoring from an Israeli firm.
Posts from RightsDissent, Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, and GeneralMCNews report that police agencies in New York, Washington D.C., and Texas purchased real-time smart device monitoring technology from the Israeli firm Cognyte Solutions. The Responsible Statecraft article linked in the posts states that departments have bought the equipment since 2023. One post adds that the tools track social media to assign threat scores. Civil liberties group Defending Rights & Dissent highlights Fourth Amendment concerns over the purchases.
This creepy Israeli spy tech is likely operating in a city near you Thanks to @RStatecraft for speaking with us about the Fourth Amendment concerns of U.S. police departments buying phone tracking equipment from Cognyte Solutions…
U.S. Police Quietly Buy Israeli Cellphone Tracking Tools
Departments in New York, Washington D.C., and Texas acquire real-time device monitoring from an Israeli firm.
Posts from RightsDissent, Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, and GeneralMCNews report that police agencies in New York, Washington D.C., and Texas purchased real-time smart device monitoring technology from the Israeli firm Cognyte Solutions. The Responsible Statecraft article linked in the posts states that departments have bought the equipment since 2023. One post adds that the tools track social media to assign threat scores. Civil liberties group Defending Rights & Dissent highlights Fourth Amendment concerns over the purchases.
This creepy Israeli spy tech is likely operating in a city near you Thanks to @RStatecraft for speaking with us about the Fourth Amendment concerns of U.S. police departments buying phone tracking equipment from Cognyte Solutions…
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Israel Exposed@xIsraelExposedx@nick_clevelands Its only a matter of time till the tech they developed in gaza is used on Americans.
TH The Holler الهاتف@mygreentea2024@GeneralMCNews Gestapo state now.
YE yep@KellyGr66431372@GeneralMCNews This is disgusting