Interesting stuff to know about...

http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-daniel-rigmaiden-discovered-stingray-spying-technology-2015-6

I'm not related to this website

Oh wow!

So I belong to that well informed circle

This "IMSI catcher" technology is at least ten years old.

I worked in a company developing communication test equipment with focus on mobile networks (protocols) until 2005 (!).

And even in this time frame the Rohde & Schwarz IMSI catcher was a well known product.

A small group of coworkers had contact with a US intelligency agency how to complement this with the protocol test equipment.

The name of the agents they were discussing with was Peter, Paul and Mary

Hope I did not tell a secret.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSI-catcher

Sorry to say, but all these discoveries in the report are an old hat.

The R&S European patent mentioned in the WiKi article goes back to 2000 or 1999.

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=EP&NR=1051053&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP

And who needs such an effort in the post Snowden era?

LoL the guy should have called you then to save himselfs from years in prison.

Interesting podcast. The guy in question, Daniel Rigmaiden, was caught via his AirCard back in late 2000.

Hardened criminals/terrorist don't use mobile phones.

At least not the same phone/SIM more than once.

But even the most evil fall victim to vanity and love delirium and get careless.

Just read the details how the #1 drug baron Guzman ("El Chapo") was pinched after his last escape.