phone tapping

RACER X · 05-14-2009, 12:30 PM

scary stuff

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?s=9346833

Mikey · 05-14-2009, 12:47 PM

This stuff is not new by a long shot. If you think your phone is secure, you're out of your damn mind.

In all honesty, the closest to an "untappable" phone the average person is going to get is a VOIP line.

Rider · 05-14-2009, 12:51 PM

One more reason not to own a cell phone.

Avatard · 05-14-2009, 01:06 PM

Fuck. Me.

azoomm · 05-14-2009, 01:12 PM

Right.

Some of it is right out in the open - Google Latitude on Blackberry

Particle Man · 05-14-2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Wilcox recommends removing the battery from your cell phone when it's not being used and

well, the iPhone is fucked then

Amorok · 05-15-2009, 08:34 AM

How is anything surprised by this? The only way to make anything secure is to wrap a wet towel around your head and then...

Kaneman · 05-15-2009, 12:44 PM

At my last job for a large auto finance company we would "bust" people's cell phones to obtain a copy of their phone records. We could then take the phone numbers we found and bust them to find out who owned them.

So say you owe your bank money and they can't find you or get you on the phone. They bust your cell phone and start calling the people that you talk to on the most frequent basis. They'll send a truck out to the address on your phone and the addresses on your friend's and family's phone. We never had the ability to "tap" the phone and listen to conversations, but we could gain access to personal voicemail, which usually generated a lot of information.

Eventually I got to the point where I wouldn't do it anymore. I believe that decision factored into my termination.

Pre-paid phones were the only ones we couldn't bust.
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RACER X · 05-15-2009, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaneman

At my last job for a large auto finance company we would "bust" people's cell phones to obtain a copy of their phone records. We could then take the phone numbers we found and bust them to find out who owned them.

So say you owe your bank money and they can't find you or get you on the phone. They bust your cell phone and start calling the people that you talk to on the most frequent basis. They'll send a truck out to the address on your phone and the addresses on your friend's and family's phone. We never had the ability to "tap" the phone and listen to conversations, but we could gain access to personal voicemail, which usually generated a lot of information.

Eventually I got to the point where I wouldn't do it anymore. I believe that decision factored into my termination.

Pre-paid phones were the only ones we couldn't bust.

was that legal?

Tmall · 05-15-2009, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RACER X

was that legal?

Not unless he had a warrant. So, I'll say no.

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05-15-2009, 12:44 PM	#8
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	At my last job for a large auto finance company we would "bust" people's cell phones to obtain a copy of their phone records. We could then take the phone numbers we found and bust them to find out who owned them. So say you owe your bank money and they can't find you or get you on the phone. They bust your cell phone and start calling the people that you talk to on the most frequent basis. They'll send a truck out to the address on your phone and the addresses on your friend's and family's phone. We never had the ability to "tap" the phone and listen to conversations, but we could gain access to personal voicemail, which usually generated a lot of information. Eventually I got to the point where I wouldn't do it anymore. I believe that decision factored into my termination. Pre-paid phones were the only ones we couldn't bust. ________ RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL MARIJUANA Last edited by Kaneman; 05-09-2011 at 07:46 PM..