Where some of the assets in asset forfeiture ended up

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...ed-operating-flying-cell-tower-spoofers.shtml

https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-national-guard-spying-devices-surveillance/
Dirt boxes mimic cellphone towers by tricking every smartphone within a geographic area of up to one-third of a mile to connect with the technology, usually without cellphone users or telecom companies ever knowing about it. Also known as cell-site simulators, the devices can be used from land or air and are capable of intercepting the user’s location, phone numbers dialed, text messages and photos as well as recording or listening to phone calls.

Privacy and civil liberties advocates have called the use of dirt boxes a “digital dragnet,” because it’s nearly impossible for the government to avoid intercepting personal information from innocent cellphone users when pursuing investigative targets.

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The DRT logo for the technology, according to an FOIA request.
 
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