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FBI can bug your Android

2013-08-02 20:08:10.838128+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI can remotely activate microphones in your Android devices (Via Gizmodo).

I have installed Open WhisperSystems TextSecure and RedPhone, and am using TextSecure as my primary messaging system even though I don't think anyone else is using those tools yet, but if I can't trust that the basic hardware isn't exploited...

Well, maybe it is time to throw down with the Ubuntu Edge phone IndioeGoGo purchase...

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