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Apple iPhone iFeature Allows Government to Spy on You

Could there be an iSpy undocumented feature baked into every iPhone? Would someone with some experience in cell phone security please address the claims made in this article? - »www.techtimes.com/articl ··· -you.htm

"The iPhone has special software that can activate itself without the owner having to press a button and gather information about him; that's why on security grounds he refused to have this phone," Kucherena added.

It is not clear if the "special software" being referred to in the interview is made up of standard diagnostic tools, or if the NSA whistleblower thinks intelligence agencies from the United States have found a way to compromise the mobile operating system developed by Apple.

Apple was among the first companies accused of participating in the PRISM data mining project of the NSA, following the release by Snowden of the agency's classified documents. The project reportedly involved extracting video, audio, pictures, documents, emails and connection logs from devices, allowing analysts to track the movement of the device's user and the communications that they are receiving or sending out.

At the time, the accusations were immediately denied by Apple, stating that the company is not involved in the supposed PRISM project and that it does not grant government agencies direct access to the company's servers.

Succeeding leaks showed that the NSA developed spyware that would target iPhones, allowing intelligence agencies to access messages, live microphone feeds, data contained in the devices and location data. While it was not made clear whether the program was a success, Apple again denied being involved in the development of such a spyware.

19579823 (banned)
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There is NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!

Why do you think they got rid of most payphones??? TO TRY AND FORCE EVERYONE TO USE THIS SPYING TRASH!!!!!

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They got rid of payphones because no one was using them...
Kearnstd
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to 19579823
Payphones died after people got cell phones, They did not pull pay phones to make people buy cell phones.

Also technically a pay phone made spying easier, afaik they never needed a warrant to tap one, Where as to tap your cell data they at a minimum need one of those unamerican secret court warrants from the FISA court.