Thursday, July 6, 2023
Tasmanian Government Blocks Radio Network Eavesdropping
Telstra were contracted to commission the $763 million dollar initiative, which the State Government say is one of Tasmania’s largest infrastructure projects ever.
TasGRN has ‘been purpose-built’ and will be used all Government agencies – including Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania, Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania SES, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Sustainable Timber Tasmania, TasNetworks and Hydro Tasmania.
Police & Emergency Services Minister Felix Ellis says the new network is “secure” and will allow Tasmania’s key organisations “to better serve the community with fully encrypted voice communications, limiting exposure to criminals covertly accessing the network”. more
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Spybuster Tip #712 - Stop Smartphone Eavesdropping - Cap The App
Here’s how to do it on iPhone:
- Open the Settings app
- Scroll to Privacy & Security
- Tap Microphone
- Review the apps that have access to your microphone and toggle them on or off
- Open the Settings app
- Tap Privacy
- Tap Permission Manager
- Tap on Microphone
- Review the apps that have access to your microphone and toggle them on or off | more
Monday, June 12, 2023
Eavesdropping: Advanced Aliens Could Detect life on Earth...
Only aliens with more advanced technology would be able to ‘eavesdrop’ on the signals transmitted on Earth – but apparently that’s more likely than you’d think.
While we work hard to search for extra-terrestrial life beyond our planet, radiation leaked from Earth’s mobile towers could be helping aliens find us. Put your tinfoil hat away: this isn’t anything to do with 5G. And the radiation being leaked isn’t the cancer-causing kind – it's the same type of energy used in radio and TV signals.
New research shows that this radio leakage from mobile towers is not currently strong enough on its own to be detectable by alien civilisations – assuming they are using the same technology as we are to find them. But if aliens have more advanced systems and are looking at radiation from more sources – such as Wi-Fi networks – we could soon be discovered by extra-terrestrials living on nearby stars. more
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.
Friday, April 21, 2023
Peyton Manning Reveals His Counter-Measures to Avoid Getting Bugged
Allegedly, the Patriots had a very bad habit of recording opposition coaches from non-designated zones. Something for which the team and their coach, Bill Belichick, received heavy fines. However, there were a few, including Manning, who believed the Patriots had installed hot mics in the locker room, which gave rise to some pretty hilarious paranoid outcomes.
During live coverage of the Packers vs Giants game in 2021, Peyton revealed to his brother that he was paranoid about letting his plans get leaked while visiting the Gillett Stadium. “Every time I played against New England, I used to talk to my receivers in the showers,” he said. “Don’t talk about a play next to my locker because I know it’s bugged. Very strange to see seven guys hanging out in the shower.” more
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Prosecutors: Veteran Deputy was Listening in on Jury Deliberations
According to Assistant District Attorney Kelly Wolford, the jury was deliberating a felony case when Broadwell listened in on the conversation. The eavesdropping charges brought against Broadwell relate to his use of a device to enhance the sound of people talking in his area.
“Is this a bug?” (updated)
Usually the answer is, “I understand why you are asking is this a bug. Some bugs do look similar to this. But, here is what you actually found.”
Real electronic eavesdropping devices are getting smaller. So are lots of other little electronic bits which are part of our everyday lives. Distinguishing between the two can be tricky. If the object you found makes you think, is this a bug, keep reading. You stand a good chance of finding your answer here.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Spy Headlines this Week
• Facing spying claims, Mexico recorded phone call of prominent activist more
• The Spy Law That Big Tech Wants to Limit more
• Your refrigerator could be spying on you! Senate committee clamps down on smart devices more
• Greek intelligence allegedly uses Predator spyware to wiretap Facebook Security Manager more
• Spying, cocaine, money-laundering, historic losses: The sordid tale of the fall of Credit Suisse more
• Fox News producer was forced to spy on Maria Bartiromo, who execs called 'crazy,' more
• ESPIONAGE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A FORMER CIA SPY more
Monday, March 6, 2023
History: Early Anti-Eavesdropping / Wiretapping Invention
Wiretapping telegraph lines was a known problem back then. Problem was... it was risky, detectable, and the tap always lead to the tapper. In some instances, all this could be circumvented by simply eavesdropping. If one could hear the telegraph clicking—and knew code—one could jot down the message, just like the telegraph employee.
This is how the problem was solved...
Monday, February 20, 2023
Green Bay City Hall Surveillance Recording
...obtained the city hall surveillance recordings through an open records request...to confirm Green Bay’s use of audio surveillance at city hall...
In the last week, the city denied requests to disable the microphones and delete any recordings...
One party consent is the law in Wisconsin. more
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Spy History: The "Detective Dictograph"
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Believe It or Not: Phone Company Not Taking a Customer's Money
Efforts by the SA Police Service to fight crime were hampered after cellphone network provider Vodacom cut services, such as assisting in locating, intercepting calls and eavesdropping on calls and messages for all the network’s subscribers.
Crime intelligence requires cellphone network providers to spy on criminal suspects so that evidence can be obtained through a call interception process. more
Spy History: Life Imitates Art - The Shoe Bug
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Cautionary Tale: Secreted Cell Phones
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
"Well, shut my mouth!"
Shiftall's Mutalk believes it can help.
French startup Skyted created a similarly sound-absorbing mask to ensure privacy on calls while in crowded and noisy places. It looks more like a bulky version of the reusable masks we've all grown accustomed to during the pandemic, but Skyted says it absorbs 80% of voice vibration and directs it instead through a wireless Bluetooth connection to our phones or computers.
Caught Eavesdropping in California? You'll Need a Mouthpiece
California Penal Code 632 PC states that it is illegal to:
• Without consent of all parties
• Use an electronic amplifying or recording device
• To eavesdrop or record
• A confidential communication. more
Sunday, January 1, 2023
The 2.4 GHz Bug: $10
Friday, December 30, 2022
EarSpy Attack Can Use Motion Sensors Data to Pry on Android Devices
The attack method, named EarSpy, is described in a paper published just before Christmas by researchers from Texas A&M University, Temple University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, and the University of Dayton.
EarSpy relies on the phone’s ear speaker — the speaker at the top of the device that is used when the phone is held to the ear — and the device’s built-in accelerometer for capturing the tiny vibrations generated by the speaker. more
Friday, December 23, 2022
Eavesdropping & Anti-Eavesdropping Apps
Two new apps to be aware of…
The iEavesdrop app redirects internal microphone, external wired microphone or line input input audio to any Bluetooth audio device such as AirPods so that you can use your phone as a stealth listening device.Using the correct line input cables, audio from any device such as an external microphone, in-flight entertainment or portable gaming device can be routed to your AirPods or other Bluetooth device. iEavesdrop will work with all iOS devices.
THIS APP CAN ALSO BE USED FOR MANY OTHER PURPOSES SUCH AS A BABY MONITOR, HEARING AID OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION THAT REQUIRES YOU TO LISTEN IN OR ROUTE MICROPHONE AUDIO TO A BLUETOOTH DEVICE.
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About this app...
Ever thought someone might eavesdrop through your smart phone? Skewy is a privacy protection method, which is more than just a software setting. With Skewy you can mask your conversation with a simple – yet effective method. Simply making the audio data picked up by your phone unusable. Additionally, Skewy can detect ultrasonic signals to indicate the presence of device tracking technologies.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Former Criminal Justice Professor Bugged Ex's Car
According to criminal complaints, Buffington is accused of placing a recording device on his ex-wife’s car, which recorded conversations within the vehicle.
Police said Buffington took his two daughters to his office at Iowa Wesleyan and played the recordings for them. Later, one of Buffington’s daughters obtained the recording device and a zip drive and gave them to law enforcement. That daughter told police she found it in Buffington’s bedroom nightstand...
Buffington also is accused of placing nails in the tires of his ex-wife’s car and admitting to her that he tracked her via OnStar. more