Spying on Your Cell-Phone

KOMO 4 News (November 8, 2018) reported that you may be connecting with a device that can trick your phone into thinking it's a cell tower, so it can spy on you.  A cell site simulator or Stingray can intercept your phone signal, and essentially trick it into connecting to it and 'potentially suck up all your data' like conversations and text messages.

"Just for going about your daily business you are subjected to the kind of surveillance that might be downloading information from your personal phone." "There is no way that an individual would ever know that their phone had been hooked to a Stingray," said Steve Gibson host of 'Security Now,' a weekly internet security podcast.

"The technology is very powerful," said Gibson, "They are catching everyone in the neighborhood and weed out that one particular bad guy they are looking for."

Tacoma PD got a cell site simulator in 2008.

One way to get an extra layer of encryption for your calls and messages is by using a third party app that provides instant messaging services. (Such as Signal Private Messenger)
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Government employees in Washington state have admitted to engaging in a pattern of false arrests and detentions, attacks on homes and friendships, and attempting to impede members of political groups from peacefully assembling and demonstrating anywhere, at any time. They engaged in a pattern of harassment that was systematic and pervasive, and that continues to this very day.

My book, Operating in Hostile and Non-Permissive Environments: A Survival and Resource Guide for Those Who Go in Harm’s Way provides additional information on dealing with the surveillance threat.