From The Mainstream Media

The Tacoma Police Department apparently has bought — and quietly used for
six years — controversial surveillance equipment that can sweep up records
of every cellphone call, text message and data transfer up to a half a mile
away.

You don’t have to be a criminal to be caught in this law enforcement snare.
You just have to be near one and use a cellphone.

Known as Stingray, the device — small enough to be carried in a car —
tricks cellphones into thinking it’s a cell tower and draws in their
information.