From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Mike N. wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:54:28 -0400, "Geo"
 wrote:
>
>>> The Patriot Act doesn't provide for my personal telephone to
be an active
>>> listening device.
>> Um Gary? Do you have a camera on your cell phone? Have you ever wondered why
>> they moved the lense on camera phones to the cover of the cell so that it
>> points away from your body when it's on your belt clip?
>>
>> Geo. (I had a nice conversation about a year ago with a guy who designed
>> them, they were instructed to locate the lense so that it could be used when
>> the phone was in the clip)
>
>  ... And a confirmation....
>
>
> http://news.com.com/FBI+taps+cell+phone+mic+as+eavesdropping+tool/2100-1029_3
-6140191.html?tag=nefd.top
> FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool
> "The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic
> surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile
> phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations. "

& the power of that comes into being able to tap into a database which
can then be used to tap into a database et voila.

Heck it could even be keyed to road surveillance cameras to provide a
"larger picture".

Adam

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