IMSI catcher, or Stingray, is being used by Toronto Police. The creeping fascism in Canada is being overlooked. 1984 is a classic book on the Orwellian nightmare.
"Brenda McPhail, a privacy, technology and surveillance expert with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), said there has been a long-standing lack of transparency surrounding police use of the devices".
A freedom of information request was the confirmation of this troubling trend.
Eventually we will become accustomed to this behavior by law enforcement. For the majority of law-abiding citizens, this should be concerning.
A warrant to use such devices is and must be required. Unfortunately the judicial system in Canada is more interested in rewarding former terrorists with money & freedom rather than promote true freedom. This is midway point of our freedom's slowly being chipped away.
One reason why this device should be banned completely is because it is indiscriminate in which mobile devices are affected and spied upon. The RCMP or "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" which is similar to the FBI employs and uses the device as well. It is unclear if the Police ever filed for a warrant on 5 cases in this Toronto Star article. There are "assurances" that third party data will not be used. However we can generally assume that there will be major abuses of this technology in the future, and the rabbit hole will go even further.