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In a Baltimore trial courtroom on Monday, a local judge threatened to hold a police detective in contempt of court for refusing to disclose how police located a 16-year-old robbery suspect’s phone.
But rather than disclose the possible use of a Stingray*, also known as a cell site simulator, Detective John L. Haley cited a non-disclosure agreement, likely with a federal law enforcement agency (such as the FBI) and/or the Harris Corporation, since the company is one of the dominant manufacturers of such devices. Stingrays can be used to determine a phone’s location, and they can also intercept calls and text messages.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams retorted, "You don't have a non-disclosure agreement with the court," according to the Baltimore Sun.
* [Submitter's Note: Surely there's a joke about fishing expeditions to be had there.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 20 2014, @02:33AM
The limit is 24 hours to keep people from only using them on hot topics.
(Score: 3) by c0lo on Thursday November 20 2014, @03:00AM
It happens to me as well to have mod points expiring unused
The mechanism: on hot topics I have the tendency to post rather than moderate.
On lukewarm subjects, there's usually nothing exceptional to moderate (what can you moderate in a 10-12 comments that are borderline offtopic?)
Somehow, I think the "karma economy" has some room for improvements. But I'll be sincere: I'm just not sure how (probably because all I can know is derived only from my direct karma economy participation and cannot see a bigger picture).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 20 2014, @04:23AM
I would mod you up but... Ahem
Same goes for me