Florida Police Use Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking, Claim Nondisclosure Agreements With Vendor

[Rucker61]

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/03/stingray/ Police in Florida have offered a startling excuse for having used a controversial “stingray” cell phone tracking gadget 200 times without ever telling a judge: the device’s manufacturer made them sign a non-disclosure agreement that they say prevented them from telling the courts.

[BPTactical]

Welcome to the Motherland.....

[mcjhr]

You have the right remain si.....oh wait nevermind.

[Dave]

Bad precedence if this goes the wrong way, nondisclosure agreements could end up precluding 4th amendment rights.

[hatidua]

Well, that's simply not possible: the nightly news tells me that this sort of thing only happens in other countries...

[mtnrider]

The NDA is there to prevent technology disclosure to other companies or competition. Has Nothing to do with the court. Saying it prevented them from getting a warrant is pretty far fetched.

[Whistler]

First rule of cool-toy-club is you do not talk about cool-toy-club

[Aloha_Shooter]

Any NDA preventing them from telling the court precisely how evidence was gathered should also prevent them from using said evidence in the prosecution.

[asmo]

First rule of cool-toy-club is you do not talk about cool-toy-club

+1

[bogie]

Any NDA preventing them from telling the court precisely how evidence was gathered should also prevent them from using said evidence in the prosecution.

+1
Their argument will get them nowhere. Plus judges like their power and won't be happy with this.....