Submission + - Cell Phones Phone Home to FBI
JollyGoodChase writes: News.com is reporting 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
From the article:
"If a phone has in fact been modified to act as a bug, the only way to counteract that is to either have a bugsweeper follow you around 24-7, which is not practical, or to peel the battery off the phone," James Atkinson, a counter-surveillance consultant said. Security-conscious corporate executives routinely remove the batteries from their cell phones, he added.
From the article:
"If a phone has in fact been modified to act as a bug, the only way to counteract that is to either have a bugsweeper follow you around 24-7, which is not practical, or to peel the battery off the phone," James Atkinson, a counter-surveillance consultant said. Security-conscious corporate executives routinely remove the batteries from their cell phones, he added.