Cell Site Simulator Census

A nationwide census of cellphone surveillance equipment use and policy.

A mapping of police departments and agencies nationwide that are using IMSI catcher (Stingray) technology. Included in this mapping is a focus on the policies, procedure and contractual agreements that department’s are formulating as they adopt the controversial surveillance device.

Awaiting Acknowledgement: Blue
Awaiting Response: Purple
Rejected: Large Red
Completed: Green
No Responsive Documents: Small Red
Payment Required: Yellow

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14 Articles

NYPD, told it can’t use “Glomar” denial, now claims it has no records on Millions March cell phone surveillance

by Liam Knox

March 21, 2019

The January decision in the case of Millions March NYC v. NYPD represented a decisive victory for transparency around cell site simulators and could be an example to agencies across the country, but transparency and privacy advocates remain concerned about StingRays.

Portland Police Bureau implement restrictive prepayment fees for public records

by Curtis Waltman

February 20, 2018

On February 9th 2017, officers from the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon shot and killed 17 year old Quanice Hayes. Hayes was unarmed, and had told officers as much. Want to get records involving this shooting, or any of the six officer-involved shootings the PPB had during the years 2014 and 2015? Be ready to cough up some cash just to get your request processing.

Revisiting the Cell Site Simulator Census

by Curtis Waltman

December 04, 2017

With a New York Judge upgrading the warrant requirement for a cell site simulator from probable cause to eavesdropping, it is important to take a look back at our census and the data researchers have compiled about these invasive surveillance tools.

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