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Originally posted by daryllyn
reply to post by darkbake
Ha ha, that would be your Xbox Kinect and your laptop's webcam.
My kinect is not hooked up and my webcam has electrical tape over it.
Just sayin..
The surveillance technique came to light in an opinion published this week by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. He ruled that the "roving bug" was legal because federal wiretapping law is broad enough to permit eavesdropping even of conversations that take place near a suspect's cell phone.
Kaplan's opinion said that the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was powered on or off." Some handsets can't be fully powered down without removing the battery; for instance, some Nokia models will wake up when turned off if an alarm is set.
Originally posted by coldkidc
reply to post by engineer418
Look man - I'm not going to derail this thread any longer as it's about camera's but how can you say there's no proof?
The FBI admits that they used the microphones on cell phones even when they were off to build their case against the Genovese crime family in New York.
I mean, hell man it even went to court about how legal it was (determined to be a "roving bug" and it is legal according to the courts)
Originally posted by dreamingawake
Originally posted by Legion2024
Apart from my bedroom There should 100% coverage, I care not if people are watching or that the data is stored in a server house somewhere to be viewed if a crime takes place. or for any other reason, I have nothing to hide what so ever, as i do not commit crime. I can see those that want to do something wrong will not like it but big deal. Don't do crime if you cant do the time. Ohh the cameras should be a HD gigapan quality.
It's okay then if they watch you, in let's say, your bathroom? For what? How about if they watch your spouse or children if have those as family?
Really? Are you sure you commit no crime?
“Most Americans Commit About Three Felonies a Day”
Even if you're not American similar may apply elsewhere.
Originally posted by daryllyn
They should probably just put cameras in our living rooms. You know, for safety and security.
Flag for you for the quote; one of my favorites.
enjoying your input on this thread. just thought I would let you know.
Originally posted by Druscilla
Originally posted by ted4d
Not possible. Turn a phone off, and it's off. There isn't a phone on the planet that records everything - no point saying there is. It's not big brother, it's an app store, and you use it, or you don't.
why so paranoid! of course you can turn it off. Unless you think 'they' have found some way to make a phone work without electricity!! if it's off, it's not draining the battery, and it's doing nothing and big brother is not spying on you.
Have you ever heard of a CMOS battery?
No?
Hmmm.