{"slug": "us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers", "title": "US police now armed with Israeli spy vans simulating mobile phone towers", "summary": "US police departments are now equipped with Israeli spy vans that simulate mobile phone towers, according to a report from Cybernews. The vans, built by Israeli company Cognyte and branded as Falconet, can intercept communications and track devices by mimicking cell towers. Privacy advocates warn the technology enables mass surveillance without warrants.", "body_md": "Privacy Guides Community\nUS police now armed with Israeli spy vans simulating mobile phone towers\nGeneral\narticle\njerm\nJuly 21, 2026, 3:38pm\n1\nhttps://cybernews.com/privacy/us-police-israeli-spy-vans-falconet-cognyte/\nRelated topics\nTopic\nReplies\nViews\nActivity\nReuters: Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's pagers\nOff Topic\n23\n1447\nSeptember 21, 2024\nQuestions about Swiss Intelligence\nQuestions\n4\n487\nJanuary 11, 2024\nLiving in israel, need to cover discord activity\nQuestions\n6\n1412\nAugust 22, 2025\nSomeOrdinaryGamers: We Have A Serious Hacking Problem\nGeneral\nvideo\n2\n268\nDecember 12, 2025\nPolice & Secret Agencies use free AI facial recognition to catch people\nGeneral\n7\n591\nSeptember 28, 2024", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers", "canonical_source": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers/39260#post_1", "published_at": "2026-07-21 15:38:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-21 15:48:00.619332+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Cognyte", "Falconet", "Cybernews"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-police-now-armed-with-israeli-spy-vans-simulating-mobile-phone-towers.jsonld"}}