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From CALEA (section 103)

(3) ENCRYPTION- A telecommunications carrier shall not be responsible for decrypting, or ensuring the government’s ability to decrypt, any communication encrypted by a subscriber or customer, unless the encryption was provided by the carrier and the carrier possesses the information necessary to decrypt the communication.

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September 21, 2007 Posted by sigillu | English, encryption, illegal, phone tap, surveillance, wiretap | | No Comments Yet

Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security

A third threat, and possibly the most serious of the three risks, is bluebugging. This technique allows attackers to access mobile-phone commands using Bluetooth technology, without notifying or alerting the device owner, Ooi noted.

“This vulnerability allows the hacker to initiate phone calls, send and receive text messages, read and write phonebook contacts, eavesdrop on phone conversations and connect to the Internet,” Ooi explained. “As with all the attacks, the hacker must be within a 10-meter range of the (targeted) phone.”

Unlike bluesnarfing, which simply provides attackers access to personal information on the phone, bluebugging allows the attacker to take control of the device, he said.

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September 21, 2007 Posted by sigillu | English, bugging devices, cellular phone, mobile, security, technology, text message | | No Comments Yet