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NYPD in negotiations to use new AI-driven technology that will make it easier to track cell phones
The NYPD wants to adopt a new AI-driven technology that will act like a roving cell phone tower and help investigators quickly find suspects they are searching for — but critics worry it will help police track the whereabouts of innocent New Yorkers.
The new mobile surveillance system, known as FalcoNet, is a cell-site simulator that can be mounted on police vehicles or drones and can even be hidden in a backpack.
A portable cell-site simulator mimics a real cell tower. As it rolls through a neighborhood, any nearby cell phone links up with the simulator, which captures each phone's unique identification number, which can then be traced to its user.yahoo.com - Nypd negotiations AI driven technologyThing is, this will only track people who are honest, or dumb. As we fans of "Burn Notice" can tell you, the sharp spook buys a crate of cheap, prepaid, phones. Activates one, makes one call, then throws the phone away.
Steve
