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US Marshals Have Their Own Cellphone Data Slurpfest

The United States Marshals Service is grabbing data from thousands, if not millions, of Americans’ cellphones using high-tech devices deployed on five Cessnas, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.

The aircraft operate out of at least five metro-area airports and apparently can cover most of the U.S. population.

They are equipped with DRT boxes, popularly known as “dirtboxes,” made by a…