By Nick Gale, WLS News
(CHICAGO) A Cook County judge has denied the Chicago Police Department’s request to toss out a lawsuit seeking records showing how police have used cell phone tracking systems.
Judge Kathleen Kennedy said she will review the requested records involving the surveillance devices, and then decide if any of the records should be withheld.
What’s already known is that the city spent more than $340,000 between 2005 and 2010 on cell-site simulators. What’s not known is exactly how they’re used.
The records sought include documents that show when, where and why the devices were used as well as search warrants and how the data is stored.
Police can use the technology to locate cell phones. The technology is used in at least 15 states.
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