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US using fake cell phone towers in airplanes to snoop on American citizens.
The program run by the U.S.
The towers above the Cessna tricked the mobile phones to automatically switch over to it for signals.
It works on the simple equation of mobiles catching the strongest signals to attach themselves to networks.
There are reports that the US agency usedStingRay technologybut it is unconfirmed as of now.
The IMSI-catcher is a surveillance solution used by military and intelligence agencies for telephone eavesdropping.
It allows for intercepting mobile phone traffic and tracking movements of mobile phone users.
reported the Business Insider.
source: www.techworm.net