FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects – WSJ.com
The FBI develops some hacking tools internally and purchases others from the private sector. With such technology, the bureau can remotely activate the microphones in phones running Google Inc.’s Android software to record conversations, one former U.S. official said. It can do the same to microphones in laptops without the user knowing, the person said. Google declined to comment.
the FBI can activate microphones in laptops without anyone ever knowing too.
