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I remember reading an article years ago: FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool (2006). > the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was
by bbrian 8y ago
I remember reading an article years ago: FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool (2006).
> the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was powered on or off."
https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/ https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdr...
- greggarious 8y agoThanks, that seems to apply to older phones. I would hope that the FBI would not override airplane mode on a smart phone... what if they did so while a suspect was actually on a plane? A warrant doesn't give police the right to endanger others IIRC...
- taejo 8y ago> what if they did so while a suspect was actually on a plane? Nothing would happen. Just like nothing happens to the thousands of people who forget to switch their phones to airplane mode every day.