Powered down cellphones used as bugs by the FBI

ameline writes: ""The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations."

Apparently they can download software to your phone that will keep it transmitting when you have turned it off. The only defense is to disconnect the battery. Welcome to 1984....

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