Spying secrets of US police revealed as UK supplier catalogue is leaked

John Leonard
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Cobham catalogue features IMSI catchers, location trackers and other surveillance equipment

Details of equipment supplied to US police departments by UK defence contractor Cobham have been revealed as the result of a catalogue being leaked to the press. The catalogue, labelled "proprie...

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