According to this report, the FBI can activate a remote tracking and listening device built into every recently-made cell phone without having to modify or handle the phone physically. The only way to defeat the bug is to remove the phone's battery.

well...I guess we all knew that!!!

i had no idea.

Oh Did we Jax twinblade?

Not that I am saying anything incriminating, but I don't want Big Brother listening in on my life.

I didnt know that. Well the only thing I know is that in England theres a Called ECHELON that can do that too.

Thank you Patriot Act!!!

"Any recently manufactured cell phone has a built-in tracking device,

My question is: how recent a phone? And are any cell phone manufacturers standing up to this? (if that's even possible on a hardware/software level, due to the nature of how cell phones use satellites...)

Thank you Patriot Act!!!

Thank you indeed.

crazy!