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FBI Uses Mobile Phones for Audio Surveillance – Even When Phones Are Off

December 3rd, 2006

Via Slashdot:

We already knew the FBI can secretly listen in to car conversations by activating microphones of systems like OnStar. A new Mafia court case suggests that the FBI can do the same thing to cell phones. The judge’s opinion and some background information are available for reading online. The most disturbing thing? According to the judge, the bug worked even if the phone appeared to be ‘powered off.’

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