Originally Posted by
Popperian
Just so all of you know, they can already upload software remotely to your phone and even record ambient nearby conversations when the phone is powered off.
There have been court cases showing that the FBI was doing this in some mob investigations, that's how it became public.
The -only- way your cellphone is not compromised is if you remove the battery.
So this "extract info from the phones" thing is sort of a joke honestly ...
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A "pattern lock" is a good idea but if you don't have one there are other options. To avoid fbi eavesdropping without removing the battery you can keep your phone in a metal container or wrap it in aluminium foil to prevent reception and defeat the "localizer"(gps).
This will also defeat RFID's in credit cards and other small items by preventing a return signal.