If deployed in the field, special ops soldiers can approach a terrorist safehouse, and activate this device to hack into any cell phone that may be vulnerable. Then they could simply listen in on the safehouse without ever being even 500 feet away, and can discern their movement if necessary.
All this translates into being able not to tip off the bad guys that you are coming, and still able to glean important intel.
Makes a guy wonder how good the politicos are at securing their phones. Need to call a campaign manager directly? I'd bet a person could collect interesting phone numbers from a motorcade driving by. Not that that would be legal or ethical, of course. I'm merely postulating.
I wonder whether there are other Bluetooth devices that could be attacked this way. For example, it seems theoretically possible to also listen in on data transfers - say between PDAs or cameras and laptops.
You could probably plant a suicide note of some kind. I wonder how that would be taken by the police, whether or not it would be official "evidence" to be considered because it's electronic.
If deployed in the field, special ops soldiers can approach a terrorist safehouse, and activate this device to hack into any cell phone that may be vulnerable. Then they could simply listen in on the safehouse without ever being even 500 feet away, and can discern their movement if necessary.
Instead of putting troops at risk on the ground trying to hack an individual phone, our intelligence community can just intercept the communication once it reaches a cell tower or satilite. Indeed, intercepted phon
No, that's not what I mean (and if I put it poorly, it is my fault).
I understand the value of sigintel. What I was trying to point out was the device's tactical value. The ability to turn on the phone without the owner noticing, essentially using the phone to monitor the room, would help special ops make last-minute or on-the-scene decisions. What if you hear an unexpected voice in the safehouse, and that person's being there suddenly changes the situation? What if you learn that there are suddenly hos
Interesting Military Application (Score:5, Interesting)
All this translates into being able not to tip off the bad guys that you are coming, and still able to glean important intel.
Interesting Political Tool (Score:1, Insightful)
Other Bluetooth Devices (Score:2)
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Minor Nit Pick (Score:2)
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"0300 - Prepare to meet Maker"
"0400 - Meet Maker"
That would probably have more effect, with alarms on the minute between each event.
Re:Other Bluetooth Devices (Score:2)
Re:Interesting Military Application (Score:2)
...except that in about ten years, the sms kiddies of today will be in the military and terrorists will get stuff like:
OMG! U R B-ing h@X0ReD!!1!11! We R listen 2 U!!111oneone!!!one!eleven!! USA R0X0r2! U SuX0r2!
Something tells me they are going to notice.
Re:Interesting Military Application (Score:1)
Instead of putting troops at risk on the ground trying to hack an individual phone, our intelligence community can just intercept the communication once it reaches a cell tower or satilite. Indeed, intercepted phon
Re:Interesting Military Application (Score:2)
I understand the value of sigintel. What I was trying to point out was the device's tactical value. The ability to turn on the phone without the owner noticing, essentially using the phone to monitor the room, would help special ops make last-minute or on-the-scene decisions. What if you hear an unexpected voice in the safehouse, and that person's being there suddenly changes the situation? What if you learn that there are suddenly hos
Re:Interesting Military Application (Score:2)