The Delaware State Police (DSP) possess cell site simulator technology (colloquially referred to as Stingrays) purchased from Harris Corporation. I filed a FOIA request in May 2015 to get details about their purchase and use of the technology, but they refused to provide information citing a non-disclosure agreement the FBI. With the help of Ryan Tack-Hooper and others at the ACLU of Delaware, two petitions have been considered by the Chief Deputy Attorney General (CDAG) and, and we sued DSP and the CDAG in Delaware Superior Court.

Documents

These documents were released:

Press

Karl Baker of The News Journal wrote a comprehensive front-page story and secondary article covering just about everything known about Stingrays in Delaware as of February 2016. In the same issue, the editorial board questioned the secrecy around and use of Stingrays. DSP released a statement a few days later which was covered by The News Journal. After the end of the lawsuit, The News Journal published a final story.

The Associated Press and The News Journal covered the Statement of Interest filed by the United States Department of Justice.

Mitch Blacher and the team from NBC10 Investigators did a story covering elements of the FOIA request and lawsuit.

Timeline

The table below provides links to all of the documents relevant to my request, petitions, and the ongoing appeal to have the requested records found and released without redaction.

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