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I've been hearing that story about the FBI remotely activating cellphone microphones for several years now, but do you have a credible source for it?
by waqf 15y ago
I've been hearing that story about the FBI remotely activating cellphone microphones for several years now, but do you have a credible source for it?
- tedunangst 15y agosource: http://www.zdnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/150467 http://www.zdnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdr... But the deeper you dig, the spottier the evidence really gets, with people confusing and jumbling a whole variety of facts together. For instance, the zdnet article cites "A BBC article from 2004 reported that intelligence agencies routinely employ the remote-activiation method." Here's that article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3522137.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3522137.stm It mostly seems to be talking about a physically bugged phone, except for the parts about decrypting conversations over the air. And the lasers. All people have to go on is the words "roving bug" in a court opinion which has somehow morphed into "all phones contain SMS activated spy microphones."
- redrobot5050 15y agoYes. Any briefing involving a secure area will mention that phones can be triggered this way, and that your customer (military, intel, DoD, or DOE) forbids their access for the very reason.
- waqf 15y agoAre such briefings classified, or is there some chance of a citable reference?
- redrobot5050 15y agoI wouldn't be at liberty to comment either way. Talk to your friendly, neighborhood defense contractor.