Sentences with phrase «as spy devices»

Firmware and app updates are a great way to stay one step ahead of hackers and can be incredibly powerful — a 2016 update by Apple helped prevent computers and iPhones from being accessed by hackers to use as spy devices.

But arbitrary code vulnerabilities like Stagefright can, for example, turn on a phone's microphone to use it as a spy device, even if the phone has no access to anything more sensitive than a public Twitter account.

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Eventually, anyone using an Apple device would be unable to tell whether they were using the real thing or a version that had been altered by officials to be used as a spy tool.

Although they were successful in issuing commands such as switching the phone to airplane mode or manipulating the navigation system, the technique has significant limitations that will likely prevent cyberattackers from using it for evil (for instance, telling the device to visit a site where it would pick up a virus, or initiating outgoing calls to spy).

The Conservatives have to understand that Labour will have their spies everywhere with their taping devices hoping to catch some poor bugger out, and this time it's Chris Grayling, and as he's hoping to become home secretary it's much more damaging.

Professor Gan Chee Lip, Director of the Temasek Laboratories @ NTU, said this study shows how devices with seemingly strong security can be attacked using a side - channel, as sensor data could be diverted by malicious applications to spy on user behaviour and help to access PIN and password information, and more.

One sequence in particular that stands out shows Edward Snowden making love to his girlfriend Lindsay on a bed, also making a point to emphasize the anxiety and uneasiness within his mind as while thrusting, he uses his peripheral vision to notice the webcam of his laptop, a common device that could be used to spy on civilians against their will.

Narratively speaking, nothing about their romance works, although it's cute to see Vaughn try something new, as it completely alters the dynamic we're accustomed to when spies are asked to seduce super-babes for queen and country: In this case, Eggsy must call Princess Tilde to ask permission before planting a tracking device (which must be inserted into a mucous membrane) into a vixen's most private of parts.

We initially heard of the devices when they showed up on Indonesian certification body Postel, which has been a fairly reliable source as the 610 was also first spied on the database.

Devices such as the Sony e-Reader, which doesn't connect wirelessly (yet), has no such use agreements, leaving the user free do and put on their device what ever they want without fear of being tracked or spied on.

This 7 - inch «Smart Media Device» (which also works as a phone) impressed us when we first spied it at IFA in Berlin back in September and it has recently hit the market through several carriers with prices around the US$ 400 mark on a two year contract.

Probably will happen as it's sending spy videos and heartrates back to MS with the «always on» kinect that many countries are already deeming an illegal surveillance device.

WikiLeaks's latest dump of 9,000 CIA files revealed that US spies, in collusion with British intelligence services, had, as well as targeting smartphones and computers, developed a programme called Weeping Angel, which is allegedly able to turn a television set into a monitoring device — even when it appears to be switched off.

Phone - spying devices often known as Stingrays — or, more accurately, cell - site simulators — are back in the news.

Not too long ago I showcased ReCam, a free app that lets you schedule recordings and use your Android device as a security or spy camera of sorts.

The spying software sold by Hacking Team, also known as DaVinci or Galileo, include software that infects the devices of the attacked person, allowing the harvesting of information, messages, calls, and emails.

Beyond hiding its biometric tracking scheme and trying to co-opt device manufacturers, the FBI has also helped extend secret surveillance across and throughout the U.S.. For a decade, police departments around the U.S. deployed cell - site simulators (also known as IMSI - catchers or Stingrays) to spy on local cell phone networks without public oversight.

Critics have raised concerns about the camera being used as a spying tool, probably because you can turn the device on by twisting its lens, but the point of using it is to always have the camera watching things, ready to take video footage.

It's debatable whether collecting and transmitting your phone's location data and device information — such as phone number, serial number, SIM card ID and other uniquely identifying information — constitutes spying.