Go read this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/03 ... _software/
I always knew it was possible for a backdoor virus to listen in or watch thru what you thought was a disabled device, then pack up the data and ship it back to the virus guy....It's a simple matter for hidden software to activate devices in the background without you clicking anything, or seeing anything.
It seems more and more that spyware and viruses are no longer tools for crooks. Sony tried it recently, and so has Microsoft....Now Google is considering it.
Did you know that the most popular free firewall Zonealarm was recently bought out by a company(Comverse) in a foreign nation that is known to be the most prolific at spying on the US?....
Yep, and now Comverse exec is beeing sought for conspiracy and fraud....How would you like to own a firewall company and be able to use it to allow millions of computers wide open access to your evedropping?
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzfu ... ness-print
Kinda makes you wonder just how far things will go before folks wake up, huh?
Here is a four part series broadcast by Fox news that throws more light on the subject:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.inf ... le6480.htm
Am I a tin-hat nut?....Nope, but I tend to pay attention.