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en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

reply to patcat88

Re: Wait, what?

And how many of us (using the term loosely)
have the following:

1. Cellphone(s) with built in camera
2. PC/Laptop with webcam


footballdude
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join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO

said by en102:

And how many of us (using the term loosely)
have the following:

1. Cellphone(s) with built in camera
2. PC/Laptop with webcam
The difference would be that you can decide when those cameras are on.
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It's a trick. Get an axe. - Ash


nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA

said by footballdude:

said by en102:

And how many of us (using the term loosely)
have the following:

1. Cellphone(s) with built in camera
2. PC/Laptop with webcam
The difference would be that you can decide when those cameras are on.
You want to bet on that? So long as there's juice flowing through the phone, someone can hijack the mic or camera. The FBI has already admitted that they've used peoples turned-off cell phone's to gather audio surveillance.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell


Thespis
I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.
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join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX

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quote:
The FBI has already admitted that they've used peoples turned-off cell phone's to gather audio surveillance.
Got a link?
I'd love to know how a phone with no power can transmit audio. Maybe it only works if you're wearing a tinfoil hat...


nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA

said by Thespis:

quote:
The FBI has already admitted that they've used peoples turned-off cell phone's to gather audio surveillance.
Got a link?
»news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6140191.html

There's others that go into more specific detail.

said by Thespis:

I'd love to know how a phone with no power can transmit audio. Maybe it only works if you're wearing a tinfoil hat...
If you've got a battery in your phone, there's juice flowing through it. Only way to fully turn off a mobile phone is to remove the battery.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell

BosstonesOwn

join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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100% accurate.

I used to work on the systems that helped make this possible.

The phones can e hijacked to send data back on all networks. The same system that allows sms messaging also allows phone tracking.

Some companies even have this worked into their phone triangulation software to provide up to the minute traffic congestion reports to their subscribers.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"


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