On 09/09/13 00:57, Fernando Negro wrote: > (Responding to both andrew's and Chris' comments above...) > > The phone companies can access people's mobile phones, even when > they are (apparently) turned off, and turn on the microphone in it, > at least (and, therefore, turn them into listening devices). (Besides > the fact that every mobile phone is a tracking device, as everyone > already knows.) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G1fNjK9SXg
Indeed. I think that must be related to this news story from 2006: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029-6140191.html Evidence of this has been around for at least a decade. > I know of at least one modern-day smartphone (that is considered one > of the best around, and that uses Android), that lets you (easily) > take off the battery, like with an old-day mobile phone: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBIEkbjs8Ms Interesting, thanks for the link. Maybe when my dumbphone dies I'll consider getting one of those, keeping in mind the camera problem. I guess I could always cover up the cameras with a sticker, but that might make me look paranoid. :-) Andrew.
