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Signs of Sophisticated Cellphone Spying Found Near White House, US Officials Say (washingtonpost.com)
A federal study found signs that surveillance devices for intercepting cellphone calls and texts were operating near the White House and other sensitive locations in the Washington area last year. From a report: A Department of Homeland Security program discovered evidence of the surveillance devices, called IMSI catchers, as part of federal testing last year, according to a letter from DHS to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on May 22. The letter didn't specify what entity operated the devices and left open the possibility that there could be alternative explanations for the suspicious cellular signals collected by the federal testing program last year. The discovery bolsters years of independent research suggesting that foreign intelligence agencies use sophisticated interception technology to spy on officials working within the hub of federal power in the nation's capital. Experts in surveillance technology say that IMSI catchers -- sometimes known by one popular brand name, StingRay -- are a standard part of the tool kit for many foreign intelligence services, including for such geopolitical rivals as Russia and China.
When they have a direct line with comrade Trump?
Toilet for cheeseburgers, bed for more cheeseburgers, golf course. Easy to track.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
The FBI has always been the greatest threat since they know all of our leaders deepest secrets as part of the security clearance vetting process. That's what made J. Edgar Hoover such a menace and why it was such a bad thing when all of those FBI files were found in the Clinton White House several years ago.
He uses an unsecure phone for Twitter, not phone calls. The stuff he types into that phone is public knowledge.
The issue is that he's carrying around an unsecure device that has GPS, a microphone, and a camera, and those items can turn it into a surveillance tool if the phone is hacked. That is a legit concern, but as long as he's not using it for phone calls at least the attack surface is smaller.
Do you have ESP?