I read an article written 2006 on CNETNEWS that said the FBI has the capability to turn the microphone on your cellphone on even when the unit it is turned off. Nothing new there. And that was four years ago.
Now, most newer laptops come with a built-in HD webcam and microphone. I almost went for it because my laptop is 5 years old and great deals are out there right now. My current laptop has neither of those features but is getting to be just a slow POS.
But I'm concerned how easily those features can be hacked by any nut-job or accessed by the piggers. The security of those seems nonexistent. I even read a forum where one kid was talking to his girl-friend, she shut off her PC, but he could still see her. Now with laptops, even when unplugged there is power from the battery anyway. But still there are capacitors or other hardware that store power too, so powering the things somehow or other is possible, it seems.
Is all this just paranoid ramblings, tin foil hat shit, or is that all a possibility and a HUGE personal security blunder fostered by big business? Actually it could be seen as a planned way to augment control. I am not alone at all in seeing all the holes in personal security here and wondering in amazement why this fairly recent phenomena of social networking is so hugely popular.
Gimme my fucking tinfoil hat, I need it.
Now, most newer laptops come with a built-in HD webcam and microphone. I almost went for it because my laptop is 5 years old and great deals are out there right now. My current laptop has neither of those features but is getting to be just a slow POS.
But I'm concerned how easily those features can be hacked by any nut-job or accessed by the piggers. The security of those seems nonexistent. I even read a forum where one kid was talking to his girl-friend, she shut off her PC, but he could still see her. Now with laptops, even when unplugged there is power from the battery anyway. But still there are capacitors or other hardware that store power too, so powering the things somehow or other is possible, it seems.
Is all this just paranoid ramblings, tin foil hat shit, or is that all a possibility and a HUGE personal security blunder fostered by big business? Actually it could be seen as a planned way to augment control. I am not alone at all in seeing all the holes in personal security here and wondering in amazement why this fairly recent phenomena of social networking is so hugely popular.
Gimme my fucking tinfoil hat, I need it.