WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking programme

[Kevin Lancaster]

WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking programme

The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to thousands of documents published by WikiLeaks, an anti-surveillance group.

 

[konfab]

TBH, is anyone actually surprised by this revelation?

 

[Hamster]

Baked beans and bunker doors at the ready, sir!

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

In one sense, I get the idea that the governments of the world must be living in fear, fear of their own subjects, to the extent that they need to fund and go to these extreme lengths to hear what their minions are saying about them.

 

[Nemus]

Good luck listening to me via my tv.. with my internet connection, you'll be buffering for days!

 

[Hamster]

Good luck listening to me via my tv.. with my internet connection, you'll be buffering for days!

Maybe there are "other" reasons your internet connection is slow. Maybe "somebody" or "some-THING" else *wink *wink is using it.

 

[Thor]

No suprise here I thought this was well known. What a suprise waiting when it gets revealed Google and Apple has hot mics on all their phones? Android in general in Google's case.

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

With every great innovation that comes our way, behind the scenes is a government official waiting, itching to use it to further the ends of the Orwellian spying machinery.

 

[kissingmybbgoodbye]

Good luck listening to me via my tv.. with my internet connection, you'll be buffering for days!

If it is in the bedroom it is like listening to pron

 

[Nemus]

If it is in the bedroom it is like listening to pron

Seems i'll be moving the tube tv back into the bedroom!!!!