https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker They basically give external control to all the baseb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker They basically give external control to all the baseband processors functions (read mic, control signal, read gps chip etc.) It's why snowden made: https://www.wired.com/2016/07/snowden-designs-device-warn-iphones-radio-snitches/ https://www.wired.com/2016/07/snowden-designs-device-warn-ip... because if your phone is in airplane mode, it shouldn't be transmitting - and they can all be made to. (Oh, and I have friends who served in Afghanistan, so found out about all this around 2002)