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warrprayer

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Reply to Progressive dog (Reply #22)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:13 PM

Jul 2013

"The surveillance technique came to light in an opinion published this week by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. He ruled that the "roving bug" was legal because federal wiretapping law is broad enough to permit eavesdropping even of conversations that take place near a suspect's cell phone.

Kaplan's opinion said that the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was powered on or off." Some handsets can't be fully powered down without removing the battery; for instance, some Nokia models will wake up when turned off if an alarm is set. "

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NSA Collecting All the Information Needed to Kill You [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

It just gets deeper and deeper. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Downwinder Jul 2013 #2

Breaking: ProSense Jul 2013 #3

Very important article. Octafish Jul 2013 #4

Who has died right here on U.S. soil as a result of the NSA or a drone? AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #5

List of US Citizens extrajudicially executed as a result of NSA or drones: leveymg Jul 2013 #8

not yet, anyway markiv Jul 2013 #12

OK, the title is stupid. It's not really about who has been killed here in the U.S. cali Jul 2013 #21

They tested and perfected it in the Middle East Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #6

And everyone you know, and everyone they know, and everyone they know. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #7

If a cellphone is off, even the NSA can't find it. Progressive dog Jul 2013 #9

Have to remove the battery. Downwinder Jul 2013 #14

Not in 2004 and probably not today. Progressive dog Jul 2013 #20

cellphones can be turned on warrprayer Jul 2013 #15

Sure they can, got to wrap them in tin foil Progressive dog Jul 2013 #18

Google is your friend... warrprayer Jul 2013 #19

Reading what you find on google is the point. Progressive dog Jul 2013 #22

... warrprayer Jul 2013 #23

The phone wsas bugged, that is how it worked, Progressive dog Jul 2013 #27

Oh great. I feel much safer now. Thanks for that splaination. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #24

I'm glad it made you feel better. Progressive dog Jul 2013 #26

secret surveillance processed by secret software determines who is a "threat"... tk2kewl Jul 2013 #10

Skynet ...coming soon ...to a planet ...where you tried to live. L0oniX Jul 2013 #13

radio transmission has been used for targetting since about 1950 markiv Jul 2013 #11

... warrprayer Jul 2013 #16

Next time I go to Yemen I'm leaving my cell phone behind NoPasaran Jul 2013 #17

USA. nt. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #25