On Sun 2014-06-08 17:50:16 UTC+1000, Kim Holburn (k...@holburn.net) wrote: > http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/06/technology/security/nsa-turn-on-phone/ > > > How the NSA can 'turn on' your phone remotely > > > Even if you power off your cell phone, the U.S. government can turn it > > back on.
This sounds somewhat academic since I suspect most of us never turn our phones off. It also strikes me as something that, if true, would only work with particular phone chipsets and software versions, perhaps with the cooperation of the manufacturer. Of course anyone suspicious of their phone's behaviour can always remove the battery, unless the battery is fixed, in which case you should probably use a different phone. Concievably some spies are using the same phones that are said to be vulnerable. Also, spies aren't the only people who can set up miniature cell towers. Just a few random thoughts. Regards Andrew _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
