The FBI can secretly turn on your cellphone mic to eavesdrop on you

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34. Understood... I wasn't discussing download vulnerabilities.

The OP states that the FBI can secretly do things with your cell phone or whatever.

I am not disagreeing with the fact that the FBI or other governmental bodies can do such things... but I am saying anyone can do it... anyone can download the software and anyone can use it without the victims knowledge and it's old tech due to vulnerabilities in the hardware. Go after the hardware manufacturers if you want security.

Honestly, I would be more worried about China since they are the intruders I deal with almost daily, and in that lies the a realistic worry where availability of meta-data is concerned. If the holders of large quantities of meta-data were compromised, it could be a very nasty thing. That does not mean I am not concerned about the US doing the snooping, but I am worried at a different level in that meta-data is being spread around making it more hackable.

BTW-2, I have had my mail servers approached by the FBI and their corporate sidekicks and I did trace their antics to a Florida office. My servers were not rerouted without my knowledge, but on a personal level I am simply reporting that it is happening.