WASHINGTON -- Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators will not continue to use cellphone-tracking technology without first seeking a warrant, the IRS commissioner told Congress in a letter made public Tuesday.
Commissioner John Koskinen said his agency is drafting a policy to abide by the Justice Department's guidance on using the technology, which simulates cellphone towers to trick nearby phones into revealing their locations. The guidance requires a warrant -- which requires probable
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