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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI Can Remotely Activate Android Smartphone And Laptop Mics, WSJ Reports
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"The tools it uses are both internally and externally sourced, with some coming from the private sector. Hacking at the FBI under court order has gradually increased, as law enforcement officials try to find ways to circumvent new communication tech thats more resistant to traditional surveillance methods like wiretapping. The specifics of its methods are not generally brought to light in public, but a warrant from earlier this year revealed that one request involved using a computers built-in camera to take photos of a suspect without their knowledge. The request in that case was denied."
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Autumn
(45,120 posts)Or can the mic be disabled in a lap top? I'm assuming if the FBI can do it any smart tech can.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)to see if my PCs which have neither mics or cams can have them miracled onto them,
Autumn
(45,120 posts)TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)Interesting that more and more smart phones lack a removable battery these days....
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Interesting.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)not sure about others although mention was made a few days back that iPhones by intent may have been made non removable in connection with current NSA issues - just wasn't obvious before.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)...a wired ear/mic. Buy one; cut off the ear/mic and plug the stub into the jack.
Or just buy one of these:
http://www.headset.com/US-Headsets/3.5-MM-Jack-Adapter-for-Plantronics.html
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)that when my battery is flat, but I don't know that, they can plug it in to recharge it for me ?
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)dies so quickly. Those bastards need to find a more efficient way of snooping.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)AppleBottom
(201 posts)What has happened to the country I grew up in.