Louisiana Department of Justice: Cell-site Simulator
![Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/11/stingray_ii_2_600x600.jpeg)
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
Agency | Louisiana Department of Justice |
Location | Baton Rouge, LA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor | Harris Corp. |
The Louisiana Department of Justice acquired a Kingfisher cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2011, according to research by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
Links
News article (Vocativ)
News article (Kevin Collier)
Nonprofit report (Tenth Amendment Center)
Other (www.MuckRock.com)
More about this technology
Cell-site simulators, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers, are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.
![Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/11/stingray_ii_2_600x600.jpeg)
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO