"Tower Dumps" Reveal Cellphone Activity of Innocent Americans
Cell Tower Dumps are used in cases where law enforcement is attempting to determine a cell phone number that can be used to investigate a crime.
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies conducting criminal investigations last year had access to the cellphone data of thousands of Americans not suspected of any crime.
A congressional inquiry revealed that law enforcement officials made more than 9,000 “tower dump” requests for information on all calls bounced off a cellphone tower within a certain time period.
In response to government requests, major carriers have provided information like GPS location data, website addresses and even search terms Americans have entered into their cellphones.
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