WashingtonCell-site simulators once sold to Myanmar’s junta now serve US police.
Every phone in range connects automatically, so the collection cannot be targeted or warranted like one search.
Israel’s Cognyte, spun off Verint after arming authoritarian states, has sold to DC, NYPD and Texas since 2025.
Florida police used the gear to monitor Haitian refugees’ phones.
Sources: Responsible Statecraft