[Scan-DC] Secret US spy program targeted Americans' cellphones

[Eric C. Carlson]

The aerial photographers are usually flying long straight lines.  The
circles are almost certainly surveillance.  In Houston, I've
identified at least 4 DEA, 5 FBI and 3 CBP surveillance aircraft that
operate with regularity.  The DEA and FBI are up almost every day,
sometimes with multiple aircraft at the same time.

Additionally, there is at least one confirmed Air National Guard
surveillance plane that operates in Houston and works with DEA.  And
don't forget about local LE.  In Texas we have state police fixed wing
aircraft and helicopters that conduct surveillance as well.

-Eric

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Doorgunner <doorgunner666 at msn.com> wrote:
> After my experiences covering war stories, my ear is attune to drones and
> repeating circles of planes....last summer I noticed a single wing small
> plane just doing large 20 minute circles over my Fairfax, VA, house, pretty
> big circles...like the beltway to IAD... all day, even at night...for
> months.
> First I though perhaps some pilot putting on hours to qualify, then I
> thought the law enforcement support thing....he was up about 4000+
> feet...almost hard to spot, but easily enough to hear...One friend told me
> about the local govs that take aerial pix, overlay the images and compare
> capital improvements on properties for tax purposes...ok sure, but not at
> night..
> This story about the "dirt box" kind of rings a bell here... What ever I
> noticed was not normal.
> From covering another story I know the feds like the Manassas airport for
> opps.
> Regarding the "Dirt Box" story, I am thinking the US Marshalls were just
> trying to find a perp or two that had a burner phone, but unhad the legal
> authority to secure a warrant to use traditional methods of cell/wire
> tapping. The US Marshalls are some tough/smart dudes and know just how much
> they can get away with, they basically work with and for the judges with
> leeway to get their perp.
> all just speculation...
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Dewey3
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:38 PM
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Secret US spy program targeted Americans' cellphones
>
> PCWorld is now jumping on the same story:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2848072/us-putting-fake-cell-towers-in-planes-to-spy-on-people-report-says.html#tk.nl_today
>
> Dewey
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Blair Thompson <b_thom at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> The "fake communications towers" meme has been a popular one recently. I
>> don't know what to make of it.
>>
>> Faux cell towers are real, but fake intercept towers are phony
>>
>> http://www.wirelessestimator.com/breaking_news.cfm#faux
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Merlin <merlin at merlinjacobs.com>
>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Secret US spy program targeted Americans' cellphones
>> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:55:29 -0500
>>
>> Published November 13, 2014
>>
>> The Wall Street Journal
>>
>> The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones
>> through fake communications towers deployed on airplanes,...
>>
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