Re: Check out BBC News - Battery power alone can be used to track Android phones

2015-02-24 Thread Mike Schwab
That is so 2004.
http://news.cnet.com/FBI-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/2100-1029_3-6140191.html

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Shane Ginnane  wrote:
> "We are approaching the point where the only safe way to use your phone is to 
> pull the battery out"
>
> Let's hope they are better at the research side of things than the publicity 
> side.
> And "dropping off the network" is perceived to be a "red flag" event 
> apparently, worthy of note in itself. I do it irregularly in the hope of 
> pissing them (whoever they may be) off    ;-)
>
> Shane ...
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Re: Check out BBC News - Battery power alone can be used to track Android phones

2015-02-23 Thread Shane Ginnane
"We are approaching the point where the only safe way to use your phone is to 
pull the battery out"

Let's hope they are better at the research side of things than the publicity 
side.
And "dropping off the network" is perceived to be a "red flag" event 
apparently, worthy of note in itself. I do it irregularly in the hope of 
pissing them (whoever they may be) off    ;-)

Shane ...

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Check out BBC News - Battery power alone can be used to track Android phones

2015-02-23 Thread Ed Finnell
_BBC News - Battery  power alone can be used to track Android phones_ 
(http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31587621)  

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