{
  "id": 17722,
  "title": "Cognyte Sells a Mobile Cell Surveillance Van",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/27/cognyte-sells-a-mobile-cell-surveillance-van",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-27T11:04:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Schneier on Security",
    "slug": "schneier-on-security",
    "url": "https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/cognyte-sells-a-mobile-cell-surveillance-van.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yet another Israeli mass surveillance company : Made by Israeli surveillance company Cognyte, the tech simulates a mobile phone tower, which forces nearby phones to connect to it. That enables cops to keep tabs on any phones in the vicinity whether they’re owned by a suspect in a case or not. Cognyte’s contract with the state of Texas reveals that the simulator, called FalcoNet, can be concealed…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}