From one of the indirect links [0]:
> Additionally, marketing materials produced by the manufacturers of cell-site simulators indicate that they can be configured to [...] edit messages, and even spoof the identity of a caller in text messages and calls on a 2G/GSM network.
From a policing perspective... wouldn't that be uncomfortably close to evidence tampering, if they created false messages attributed to a defendant? Are there currently legal standards around situations where the police impersonate the defendant?
[0] https://sls.eff.org/technologies/cell-site-simulators-imsi-c...
