ICE Purchases $825,000 Worth of Vehicles with Cell-Site Simulators for Phone Surveillance
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent $825,000 on vehicles equipped with cell-site simulators, which are fake cell towers that can track nearby phones and their owners. The contract was awarded to TechOps Specialty Vehicles in May 2024 to support the Homeland Security Technical Operations program with additional surveillance vehicles.
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The award dated May 8 'provides Cell Site Simulator (CSS) Vehicles to support the Homeland Security Technical Operations program'
The contract was signed with TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV), a Maryland-based company
The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.
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