Mexican Drug Traffickers Are Hacking Border Patrol Drones to Trick Agents
Drug traffickers are hacking Border Patrol drones along the U.S.-Mexico border to confuse federal investigators.
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Homeland Security to Track Some Immigrants with GPS Devices to Test Reporting Compliance
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com GPS-enabled ankle bracelets are an effective way to keep track of parolees and others in trouble with the law. Now Homeland Security is beginning to give the bracelets to some parents captured crossing the Mexican border illegal with their children, the Associated Press reports. The parents were ordered to report back…
Chicago Bank Robber Handed More Than Cash, Helping Lead to His Arrest
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Chicago bank teller who was getting robbed gave up more than $1,700. The Chicago Tribune reports that the bank employee also handed the robber a global-positioning system that helped the FBI and local police track him down. The GPS device activated as soon as the robber left the bank, alerting authorities…
Justice Department to Offer GPS Devices for Autistic Children Following Death of 14-Year-Old
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Children suffering from severe autism and similar conditions should soon be eligible for GPS tracking devices paid for by taxpyaers, Time reports. New York Sen.Charles Schumer said the idea is to help parents find their children if they stray off. The devices from the Justice Department cost about $85 each, Time wrote….
Government Must Get Warrant for GPS for Car, Appeals Court Rules
By Andrea Peterson Washington Post WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that the government must obtain a warrant to attach a GPS unit to a car. The case involved alleged pharmacy burglaries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: the authorities suspected a trio of brothers and slapped a magnetic GPS unit…
ACLU Lashes Out at FBI for Refusing to Release Details of Warrantless GPS Spying
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU is incensed that the FBI won’t hand over details of how agents have used warrantless GPS trackers on cars to monitor suspects, Salon.com reports. Responding to a request for public information, the FBI redacted virtually every word from the records, saying the information is privileged, Salon.com reports. The ACLU wants…
Authorities Quickly Track Down Bank Robber with GPS Device
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A GPS-tracking device stuffed into a bag of stolen bank money let to the arrest of a 29-year-old man who tried to get away with more than $7,000 from a financial institution in Illinois, The Chicago Tribune reports. FBI spokeswoman Joan Hyde said Miguel A. Ramirez was charged in a criminal complaint…
Supreme Court Ruling Prompts FBI to Turn Off About 3,000 GPS Devices
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s fair to surmise that the FBI has a surplus of GPS devices that are just going to be sitting around. The Wall Street Journal reports that FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann said at a conference Friday that a Supreme Court ruling requiring a court order before placing a GPS on…
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