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A Device to Grab Data From Cell Phones

Posted by Soulskill on from the yoink dept.

what about writes "Apparently there is a quick, simple, and undetectable way to grab all of your cellphone data. CNet reports on the Cellular Seizure Investigation (CSI) Stick, developed for law enforcement but available to the public, which 'connects to the data/charging port and will seamlessly grab e-mails, instant messages, dialed numbers, phone books and anything else that is stored in memory. It will even retrieve deleted files that have not been overwritten. And there is no trace whatsoever that the information has been compromised, nor any risk of corruption. This may be especially troublesome for corporate employees and those that work for government agencies.' I use mobile knox, a secure storage application, for my important data, but I would be very upset if somebody grabbed my telephone list, SMS, or anything else from my locked phone."

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  1. Re:Synch vs snarf by russotto · · Score: 2, Funny

    Umm, why is it easier for them to steal my data than its for me to synch my phone to my computer?

    Because compliance with the government's requirements are enforced by large men with guns and the power to throw people in jail forever (ask Qwest's former CEO), and compliance with your requirements... isn't.

  2. Breaking into a Blackberry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    adds a whole new meaning to the term "crackberry."

  3. Physical access? get physical by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The device requires physical access .
    Warning ! If somebody stuck a device in my cellphone , I wonder if the hospital can remove it from their Arse or stomach . because that is where it would be, and I'm not Joking

  4. Re:Wait... "troublesome for corporate employees"? by dotancohen · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, how does one exactly go about dialing a number without leaving a trace on the phone?

    Maybe put on a glove?

    --
    It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
  5. Re:Plot Device Failure. by Anachragnome · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is precisely the sort of crap they spooned out when Verichip tried to persuade parents it was a good idea to have their kids RFID chipped ("If your kid is lost or kidnapped, they can be located!").

    And that, my friends, was just the first salvo in the attempt to get people-chipping popularly accepted.

    As I once said, the day they start chipping people is the day I start offering my services to remove them and feed them to the migrating geese that pass through our area, in little balls of bread dough.