article_snippet.sent: The Hailstorm, made by Florida-based Harris Corp., can sweep up cellphone subscriber-identity data by tricking phones into thinking it's a cell tower.
article_snippet.sent: it is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device.
article_snippet.sent: Hailstorm is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device (pictured) manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Florida .
article_snippet.sent: Because documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are regularly censored in public records requests by citizens and journalists, it is not entirely clear what information the devices could capture - such as the contents of phone conversations and text messages, what documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are routinely capture based on how documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are are configured, or how often documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are might be used.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hailstorm equipment used by department 4,300 times since 2007, court told .
  