Israel accused of planting spying devices near White House | World news | The Guardian
Israel is likely to have planted mobile phone spying devices near the White House and other sensitive locations in the US capital over the past two years, according to a report from Politico that cited three former US officials.
The miniature surveillance devices mimic telecommunications towers to gather information, including the contents of phone calls. The US government concluded Israeli operatives were most likely to have put them in place to spy on Donald Trump and his associates, the news website reported.
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These 'black box' devices called Stingrays have been found the the Washington, D.C. area for several years, their source & purpose unknown. Now we get a glimpse into what our 'friends' are up to: listening to Trump & others as they have lengthy chats on their mobile devices.
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Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House - POLITICO
Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House
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The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington, according to three former senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.
But unlike most other occasions when flagrant incidents of foreign spying have been discovered on American soil, the Trump administration did not rebuke the Israeli government, and there were no consequences for Israel’s behavior, one of the former officials said.