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The article mentions how this may have been use all the way back in iOS 7 which is crazy. If you are being targeted for surveillance smartphones are a very ba
by jtchang 10y ago
The article mentions how this may have been use all the way back in iOS 7 which is crazy.
If you are being targeted for surveillance smartphones are a very bad idea depending on your adversary. A cheap phone that is refreshed regularly will probably be your best bet.
- S_Daedalus 10y agoI'm not sure how much I believe in any counter-surveillance methods anymore that involve a phone. Then again, I'm happy that my life doesn't include the need for that level of secrecy.
- jonknee 10y agoOn the other hand, smartphones are invaluable to most activists because they allow you to provide documentation of abuses through its various sensors (audio, video, photos, etc).
- contingencies 10y agoA cheap phone that is refreshed regularly will probably be your best bet. Don't buy it traceably or in the same place, use the same model, use the same SIM, turn it on in the same geographic location, or call the same people!