What You Can Do To Increase Cell Phone Security
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“To avoid bugging, keep your phone in your control as much as possible. If you are forgetful, try duct taping it to your hand. ”
http://www.howtovanish.com/2010/01/cell-phone-security-mobile-phone-taps/
“Actually, the problem revolves around the entire concept of the "Smart Phone". First off, most people DON'T NEED ONE. They're nice, and convenient, I grant you, but they're TOO SMART. You don't NEED the equivalent of a 5 year old desktop computer in your pocket to make a few calls. You don't NEED internet access in your phone. You don't NEED the $100+ per month charges. You don't NEED a device with the ability to monitor your every move and word. You don't NEED the $2500+ total cost of that fancy phone over the 2 year contract period. I would suggest we return to the old, reliable feature-phone, perhaps with a QWERTY keyboard for texting, and maybe a camera, but with a removable battery. None of us, except maybe some corporate customers, have any real need for a "smart phone" in any form.”
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No problem.
Bear in mind that if your phone has malware that is recording voice conversations it could just wait till it has signal to exfiltrate them so wrap it in foil and put it in a drawer. beside a viberator running full bore. With a transistor radio blasting elevator music. :)
This article is giving BAD advice.. even old feature phones have a full computer in them just not as advanced. But still advanced enough to run J2ME apps.
Dig out your olf feature phone.. install bitpim.. go exploring.. Full file system with lots of interesting bit.
I know from experience that Cell providers could easily reach into Feature phones and change things in the file system. So how hard is a J2ME app that hot mic's the phone. Also some of these phones had the E911 emergency mode.
They are still computer.. just not ones they let you play with much.
>> Freemor:
“This article is giving BAD advice.. ”
Good to know—I take my battery out when I travel with my phone, but I don’t know what good it does. Many municipal police stations have a Stingray to “fight terrorism” (although they get abused for much more), so that could demonstrate how someone could tap into a cell phone perhaps even without a battery or as some say, access recorded data once the phone goes back on the network.
Physically removing the battery does == dead phone. The problem is most new phones you can't.
Stingray can't work with a dead phone.. so that is good.
But yes you're gonna put the battery back in at some point and then all bets are off.