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Documents: Houston Police Use “StingRay” Technology to Sweep Up Cellphone DataThe Houston Police Department has been sweeping up the cellphone data of suspects & innocent bystanders(HPD) has been quietly using contentious surveillance equipment that can amass records from cellphone calls & text messages even up to a half a mile away, records obtained by Truthout & Houston City Council agendas revealHPD purchased the surveillance software, called “StingRay II” in October 2012 after Houston City Council members approved $100,200 in asset forfeiture funds 2b used for its purchase. The police department appears to have obtained the surveillanceThe depart. is just one of a growing list of local police departments across the nation which have obtained the technology & have kept its use secret, citing nondisclosure agreements with Harris Corporation, the technology’s manufacturer, & the FBIhttps://truthout.org/articles/documents-houston-police-use-stingray-surveillance-technology-to-sweep-up-cellphone-data/