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		vezzy-fnord on Dec 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: German researchers discover flaw that could let an... In every cell phone that can be legally sold in the United States, I'd assume, at the least. See CALEA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_...

gpvos on Dec 18, 2014 [–]

CALEA seems to be only about intercepting telecommunications, i.e., in this case, intercepting running phone calls. Nothing there about secretly turning on the microphone when no call is going on. (If the Wikipedia article is correct and mostly complete.)

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