Showing posts with label spy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spy. Show all posts

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Screenspy program can read texts and emails

The NewScientist online website ran an article on the 2nd November 2011 about new surveillance method relating to a touchscreen spy that reads text and email messages on your smart phone.

"......dubbed iSpy, that can identify text typed on a touchscreen from video footage of the screen or even its reflection in windows or sunglasses. Video from an ordinary mobile phone camera can be used to spy on a person from 3 metres away. And a snoop with a digital SLR camera that shoots HD video could read a screen up to 60 metres away."

"Their method exploits a feature meant to aid typing on small touchscreens: magnified keys. Letters on a virtual Android or iPhone keyboard pop up in larger bubbles when pressed. The program analyses video footage and identifies the letters based on the bubble locations on screen. Pop-ups for neighbouring letters like E and R can overlap, so the program assigns an accuracy probability to each detected letter. The program correctly identifies letters more than 90 per cent of the time.."

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Friday, December 12, 2008

Is my cell phone bugged? Six steps to resolving the problem.

Is my cell phone bugged? Six steps to resolving the problem.
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There has been a significant increase in visitors to Mobile Telephone Evidence seeking help as to how to detect and confirm whether their cell phones are bugged or not? My observations (note the word 'observations' and NOT 'advice') would be to not fool around in this area trying to outwit those who you think are outwitting you.
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Remember any action you take is your choice and responsibility, the steps below are only observations.
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1) Back-up the data that are on handset and SIM card - keep the data safe as you may want it for your new mobile phone.
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1) Clear the 'handset' of any personal data by using factory restore. Remember, that is handset data and not SIM data.
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2) Go to a reputable recycling company and give the handset to them. Remember not to leave your SIM card in the handset.
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3) Get yourself a bog-standard £10.00/$10.00 (something cheap) mobile phone with a manufacturer's proprietory operating system. This phone should be used for business so that you know your competitors are not obtaining the content of your business communications. Do not lend your new phone to anyone and do not leave it unattended for long periods of time.
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4) If you really cannot do without a symbian or windows mobile phone then make sure the content of your communications do not contain company secrets etc. Do not lend your new phone to anyone and do not leave it unattended for long periods of time.
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5) Finally, if you are still not happy, you don't like 1) and 2), above, and you still think your phone is bugged, then remove the outer casing of the handset and cut up all the chips on the handset's printed circuit board and then burn everything on the fire. Remember not to leave your SIM card in the handset when cutting up or burning it.
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6) Repeat step 3) above.