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12/19/2006

(Video) FBI Using Cell Phones to Spy on You?

According to FOX News, the FBI can use your cell phone's microphone to listen in on any conversation, even when the phone is turned off. What are your thoughts? Video report after the jump.

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Posted at 12/19/2006 02:10am by romanu
"using your cell phone's tracking device" for one, ALL cellphones I have used and most of those I have seen do NOT have a tracking device. They may be tracked through triangulation, but the BS starts at this point. "activate the microphone [...] when the cellphone is turned off" it's funny, cuz i can barely get my calendar to function correctly, so excuse me if I'm a bit doubtful of the manufacturer's capability to make a cellphone that can remotely turn on only the microphone whilst not transmitting data (which is what a device does when it's OFF if it follows the FCC's rules). So I personally don't envision all manufacturers to secretly have built cellphones that bypass this for FBI's sake. Especially since there's not many American cellphone makers. And that was the case, wouldn't word get around already?
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Posted at 12/19/2006 03:03am by Rico
That alot of bull. That's like people worrying about people hacking your computer when its not on or connected to a modem. Yes they can track you when its on but if your phone is off, they can't do that.
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Posted at 12/19/2006 03:10am by MrFett3463
That's alright my cell keeps going into extended network and I can't call, get calls, or TURN IT OFF!!!!! So I just have to take the battery out like 4 times a day anyways. I hate my phone.........
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Posted at 12/19/2006 03:42am by jasper
oke You CAN turn on the Microphone of any phone or car or other Blue-tooth divice you just need the following things a mobile or computer whit java on it (preverd a Windows mobile phone and or laptop whit either Linux or Windows) now get Bloofer from here ;) http://trifinite.org/trifinite_stuff_bloooverii.html read the website and have Fun ;) turn off mobiles and start the Mic and listin to what people have to say (also works whith most Audi cars whitch have Bluetooth Connection to the car you can also speak true the Speaker set ;)
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Posted at 12/19/2006 07:27am by Faffe
It would be possible if you hacked the firmware in the phone so that it seemed to be off even though it's not. That would require access to the phone at some point though. And the user would probably notice that the phone drains the batteries in a couple of hours instead of a week...
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Posted at 12/19/2006 2:19pm by dolo54
It's been known for quite a while that you can track a cellphones location while it's off as long as the battery is inside. The reason is it's still connected to the cell network. I've had problems with my cell and the phone company told me to remove my battery so the phone could disconnect from the network, then replace the battery to get a fresh connection, which always fixed the problem. To turn on the mic and listen in may very well be possible, I wouldn't be surprised. If you are on the run or under surveillance, you should keep the battery out of your phone all the time. Or just thrown your phone onto a moving truck... that should keep them occupied.
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Posted at 12/19/2006 7:10pm by Fox News: The Gov’t Can Use Your Phone as a Hidden Mic at RazorSharp iPods & Raw Gadgets
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Posted at 12/19/2006 9:12pm by pierre
pretty sick
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Posted at 12/21/2006 02:27am by The British Stud
You can do this you self, all you need is and wirerless internet connection and a programe like airsnort, you can listen,and use others phones at you disposal. once you have the number you can use it from any were in the world.
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Posted at 12/23/2006 8:24pm by chris
If any one comes across this thread again, romanu said that it would be breaking the FCC’s rules allowing a phone to be connected even when its ment to be off, this is not true the FCC’s rules say that it cannot transmit when off, but it can receive. All you do is send the wake on ??? (like wol) code, and the phone connects...
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