Is your cell phone bugged

Additionally, besides the blog points… the phone/battery design could be simply faulty.

It would not be the first time when a battery operated device burts into flames.

The Vortex video is Paranoia at it's best. This looks style of film looks like the ones they used to show in high school. ) The narrator's voice, cheesy music, silly demo's haha. It actually amused me more than anything..lol

The article that followed also left this important suggestion out. If you think your phone is being monitored, stop doing the illegal things that attracted the govt.'s attention in the first place )

The article that followed also left this important suggestion out. If you think your phone is being monitored, stop doing the illegal things that attracted the govt.'s attention in the first place )

This is a good point BraneRift ), but your point deals with the possible intentions of the user whereas I was merely raising some technical observations.

This is a good point BraneRift Smile, but your point deals with the possible intentions of the user whereas I was merely raising some technical observations.

Indeed ) I was watching the video after staring at a screen for hours ) My apologies for the horrid attempt at humor.

I do have a question. I noticed the section of the video where it mentions "the buzz". I have used GSM phones in the past, but noticed mine made a completely different noise than that when it encountered speakers. Have you known them to create this interference without a buzz? I was using the Nextel network and the noise was more of a clicking sound than beeps or buzzes.

Thanks in advance.

I have used GSM phones in the past, but noticed mine made a completely different noise than that when it encountered speakers. Have you known them to create this interference without a buzz? I was using the Nextel network and the noise was more of a clicking sound than beeps or buzzes.

Thanks in advance.

BraneRift, ok, no worries ) .

Your other point (above), I have not experienced that with GSM mobile phones in the OFF or idle mode. It did make me wonder whether the dictation facility had been set to active, but I have not run any tests on that. I'm not sure though that if the speaker on the handset were on it would cause the sound of a distorted form of modified huffman as opposed to a high pitch whistling sound effect due to feedback.

Here is an other reason batteries run down suddenly - no reception.

When TDMA, CDMA and GSM phones at least in the US do not have signal, they actively search which requires additional battery power.

Try it -
Charge phone to the max.
Turn it on.
Place it in an area where there is no reception.
Check phone in say three hours.

I bet my copy of NMAP it will have used up more battery power than if there was signal.

Am working on a Lawful Interception project; - if LE is intercepting a target's comms; there will be no tell - tale clues, or overheating batteries.

If it's about using a mobile as a portable bug; then there are various solutons on the market - some even commercially available that one can look at; these include software based apps that provide various degrees of access to a persons activities including SMS and call monitoring.

Battery usage can become a problem in the latter scenario.

Also note that some brands of phones emit much more noticeable interference of audio/speaker devices; that does not mean the unusual 'noise' is due to bugging.

Just some thoughts.

Thanks & Regards,