Anonymous Whistleblower Reveals U.S. Uses Unreliable NSA Cell Phone Location Data To Drone Civilians
” The former drone sensor operator in an exclusive to Intercept said utilizing“geolocation”, which entails locking the SIM card or the handset of the suspect, the NSA program “Geo Cell” may lead to inaccurate target identification because it does not verify if the carrier of the phone is the intended target of strike.
It’s really like we’re targeting a cell phone. We’re not going after people – we’re going after their phones, in the hopes that the person on the other end of that missile is the bad guy,” he added.”
The graph only includes data through the end of June 2012 .
” The former official further explained that instead of using cell phone towers and internet service providers to access the cell phone metadata, the NSA used “Gilgamesh” program to track the potential targets. The program installed on the virtual base-tower transceiver of the drone emits a signal that forces the target’s mobile to be locked and be tracked within 30 feet of their location.
Another similar program, “Shenanigans” allows NSA to collect massive amounts of information from any wireless networks, smart phones, computers and other electronic devices within range.”
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