It should be noted that this kind of spying is possible only if both the phone manufacturer and the carrier are willing (or forced) to cooperate. Otherwise, sho

It should be noted that this kind of spying is possible only if both the phone manufacturer and the carrier are willing (or forced) to cooperate. Otherwise, short of using social engineering to make someone install malware on their cellphone, it would be much harder to achieve. One more reason (do we really need more?) to push for Open Source in phones too, and the usual caveat emptor wrt carriers.