News Summary

• Made by Israeli surveillance company Cognyte, the tech simulates a mobile phone tower, which forces nearby phones to connect to it.
• That enables cops to keep tabs on any phones in the vicinity ­ whether they’re owned by a suspect in a case or not.
• The simulator, called FalcoNet, can be concealed within the vehicles, hidden in a backpack for on-foot missions or attached to a helicopter.
• It’s the same technology as the infamous Stingray, one of the original cell-site simulators made by defense giant L3Harris.