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Home Front: Politix
IRS tracks private cell phones
2015-10-30
By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 29, 2015
Two top senators are probing use by the Internal Revenue Service of secret cellphone tracking systems that are more often utilized by federal or local law enforcement agencies.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen admitted this week that the agency does use the technology, known as cell-site simulators, or StingRays. The admission came after a report by The Guardian that indicated the IRS has spent more than $71,000 to upgrade a version of the device and to receive training from a company that manufactures the devices.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Patrick Leahy on Thursday sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew demanding answers about the use of the technology by the IRS.

More at the link including video
Posted by:badanov

#8  Nothing to worry about...
unless you are a member of the 'other party' or make contributions. See - Joe Doe investigation Wisconsin (which by the way has links to you know who).
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-10-30 16:37  

#7  I have a problem with the IRS being politically corrupt. How can the donks be so short sighted? E.g., you think that Trump wouldn't counter-punch?
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2015-10-30 13:53  

#6  Does anyone have a problem with this politically corrupt agency having such power?
Posted by: newc   2015-10-30 12:28  

#5  Time to create an app to two way encrypt text messaging.
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2015-10-30 11:46  

#4  Time to start burning.
Posted by: DarthVader   2015-10-30 11:26  

#3  Time to start using burner phones?
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-10-30 10:59  

#2  Anyone remember the Burg comment about Lois Lerner being a 'national agency Focal Point'... ?

It was not for nothing she was shuffled off into obscurity without indictment or prosecution.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-10-30 10:18  

#1  Gee... another overbearing and overreaching government agency going rogue to spy on their subjects and deprive them of their constitutional rights.

Welcome to fascist Amerika.
Posted by: DarthVader   2015-10-30 10:09  

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