http://online.wsj.com/articles/ameri...&mg=reno64-wsj
So basically, the DOJ is flying around in planes that mimic cell phone towers in order to get data from all cell users in range of the fake mimic'ed cell phone towers, even if the phones are OFF.
For those who can't get behind the pay wall of WSJ:
http://gizmodo.com/secret-u-s-spy-pr...nes-1658573067
"There are some serious and troubling legal questions about this program," EFF Staff Attorney Hanni Fakhoury told me. "It's important to note this is very different from the government getting this information from a phone company. In the last few months, many state courts and legislatures have required law enforcement get a probable cause search warrant to use these devices. The US Marshals should explain how this program works and what kind of court authorization, if any, they're obtaining to fly planes with 'dirtboxes.'""
This is huge news. Judges are authorizing these searches based on individual people, NOT to get all the data from anyone in the area.
"The fake phone tower signals used work even on phones with encryption, like the iPhone 6, so there's virtually no way phone makers could've prevented this from happening."
So even if you have encryption on, they are still getting your shit.
Dragnet surveillance is absolutely insane. This should not be legal, period. As the article says, this is as bad as anything the NSA has been doing.