KQED NEWSROOM: Heated debate in Santa Clara County about "StingRay" surveillance device
1,330 views · Published 17 March 2015 · 2:22 · Indexed 26 October 2026
Channel: KQED News · 2015 · News & Politics
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office became the latest Bay Area law enforcement agency to purchase a device that allows officers to track the location of cell phones. Police departments say the devices can help locate suspects and missing persons, but privacy advocates say the surveillance technology can scoop up information on every mobile phone in the area. This video is an excerpt from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting on February 24, 2015. The board approved the sheriff's request to buy the technology but the sheriff couldn't provide the board with a lot of details.
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