The Global War On Rebellion (GWOR) is a high tech war as well as a ground game.
Wired (my emphasis):
Britain’s largest police force has been using covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network to intercept communications and unique IDs from phones or even transmit a signal to shut off phones remotely, according to the Guardian.Which leads to some questions.
The system, made by Datong in the United Kingdom, was purchased by the London Metropolitan police, which paid $230,000 to Datong for “ICT hardware” in 2008 and 2009.
The portable device, which is the size of a suitcase, pretends to be a legitimate cell phone tower that emits a signal to dupe thousands of mobile phones in a targeted area. Authorities can then intercept SMS messages, phone calls and phone data, such as unique IMSI and IMEI identity codes that allow authorities to track phone users’ movements in real-time, without having to request location data from a mobile phone carrier.
■ Has it been deployed?
Met police would not provide details to the Guardian about where or when its technology had been used.■ Is it used in the U.S.?
Between 2004 and 2009, Datong won over $1.6 million in contracts with the U.S. Secret Service, Special Operations Command, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies.■ Is this legal? Who knows? If the cops can shoot a camera man for filming them, they can do whatever they please.
The article goes on to detail other, similar devices in use by FBI and also privateers. A good informative read.
I've been saying for a while that, like the Borg, these guys will always adapt. And they have billions in funding (your tax dollars) behind them.
The way to win is to anticipate — part of any planning should include planning for the adaptation and having a response. Just makes sense, don't you think?
GP
