The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has been using the device, called an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) locator, since 2006 and won approval to buy an updated model, at a cost of $429,613, in December 2012, county documents show. / Getty Images
An Inland Empire sheriff’s department has used a high-tech
device for the past seven years that enables the agency to collect data on private cell phone calls in targeted areas.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has been using the device, called an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) locator, since 2006 and won
approval to buy an updated model, at a cost of $429,613, in December 2012, county documents show.
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