This last feature is becoming increasingly popular with apps like UberTwitter, which automatically updates your
specific location based on
cell tower proximity, and platforms like BrightKite, used specifically for finding those close to you for spontaneous meet - ups.
Acting head of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan told Sen. Ron Wyden the agency does not use
cell - site simulators — a type of surveillance gear often referred to as a «Stingray» that can track down a
specific mobile device by emulating
cell phone
towers — to locate undocumented immigrants.