Tag: Cellebrite

U.S. Schools Are Buying Phone-Hacking Tech That the FBI Uses to Investigate Terrorists

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

U.S. Schools Are Buying Phone-Hacking Tech That the FBI Uses to Investigate Terrorists

In the case New Jersey v. T.L.O, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools do not necessarily need a warrant to search students so long as officials have a reasonable belief a student has broken the law or school policy, and the search is not unnecessarily intrusive and reasonably related in scope to the circumstances under which the search was originally justified. The “reasonableness” standard is extremely broad, largely deferential to the whims of school officials, and can serve as the basis for fishing expeditions; courts have only rarely ruled that school searches violate the Fourth Amendment.

OPERATION LEGEND IS BRINGING SURVEILLANCE TECH TO CITIES

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OPERATION LEGEND IS BRINGING SURVEILLANCE TECH TO CITIES
Using federal grants, cities are contracting with companies that hack smartphones and detect gunshots.

“Much of this equipment and technology is given under the guise of either narcotics, policing, or counterterrorism. Ultimately, a lot of it gets used to monitor protests.”

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WHEN THE FBI HAS A PHONE IT CAN’T CRACK, IT CALLS THESE ISRAELI HACKERS
Apple fights to keep the U.S. government out of its phones. Cellebrite is the leader in helping break in. An inside look at the secretive Israeli company.