Do you know how to tell if your phone is tapped?
Given all of the NSA revelations, you can bet all the metadata for every call is recorded,
if not the actual content.
The NSA is the only government agency that we know does, indeed, listen.
I mean tapped by law enforcement or a snooper.
It is hard to know 100%.
You could track your battery levels, because a rapid draw down is a sign it is on more
than usual.
Why would that reveal if it is tapped?
You put your phone in hibernate mode or shut it down.
The listener activates it to listen in, or the software kicks in when there is a conversation.
So it is used more, using up the battery.
What’s another way?
If it is your land line phone, call the phone service provider and report a problem.
A technician should come out and could tell you if it is tapped.
I have a cell phone.
Your cell phone could be tapped via software.
You should look at the cell phone processes.
A secret software application probably won’t be in the list.
No, but an unusually high resource usage level would be a sign.
Take it to a cell phone repair shop, they could identify tapping software and likely
remove it.
How can I tell for myself?
Background noise and pulsating static are good signs.
So, I guess, is third party laughter when I ask if this is between just me and you.
One option is to speak in a type of code, referring to events as weddings instead of
gatherings, like terrorists did.
Another option is the old fashioned one.
What’s that?
Only arrange a date and time to meet over the phone, then only discuss the highly sensitive
topics in person.
So for privacy, we’re back to World War 2 methods of communication.
The prime minister of India says he’s NSA proof, because he has no cell phone or email
address.
I can’t go Amish – or Indian – like that.