brad | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 24 2008 | telephone, cellular, privacy
Not just tin-foil-hat stuff (Sorry Chris!). Suspect's phones have been reprogrammed by the US govt. to transmit even though they appear to be turned off. Article notes implications for corporate executive security.
Quoted: Agency used novel surveillance technique on alleged Mafioso: activating his cell phone's microphone and then just listening.
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yeah - i knew that 'i'm being watched' feeling was legit. is there a setting to only use Chrome in Incognito mode? :)
Quoted: Provided that users leave Chrome's auto-suggest feature on and have Google as their default search provider, Google will have access to any keystrokes that are typed into the browser's Omnibox, even before a user hits enter.
Quoted: What's more, Google has every intention of retaining some of that data even after it provides the promised suggestions. A Google representative told CNET News that the company plans to store about 2 percent of that data--and plans to store it along with the Internet Protocol address of the computer that typed it.
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