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Civil-Rights Concerns Raised Over Cognyte Phone-Tracking Deals

8/29/2026

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Cognyte Solutions is selling real-time phone-tracking equipment to U.S. police departments.
Cognyte Solutions won contracts with Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police (Nov 2025), NYPD (Dec 2025), and Texas State Police (Mar 2026).
Texas State Police say the technology will be used only for search-and-rescue missions.
Civil-rights expert Chip Gibbons says the systems likely violate the Fourth Amendment.
Cognyte’s CEO Elad Sharon and other leaders are former Israeli military Unit 8200 veterans.

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Story summary

Cognyte Solutions is selling real-time phone-tracking equipment to U.S. police departments.
Cognyte Solutions won contracts with Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police (Nov 2025), NYPD (Dec 2025), and Texas State Police (Mar 2026).
Texas State Police say the technology will be used only for search-and-rescue missions.
Civil-rights expert Chip Gibbons says the systems likely violate the Fourth Amendment.
Cognyte’s CEO Elad Sharon and other leaders are former Israeli military Unit 8200 veterans.