Edward Snowden Reveals What the NSA Can Allegedly Do With Your Phone — Even if It’s Off

Jason Howerton theblaze.com Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the U.S. government has the capability to remotely turn on a targeted cellphone and then secretly activate the device’s camera and microphone. In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Brian Williams, Snowden elaborated on some of the revelations made in the leaked documents that rocked the nation last year. “The NSA, the Russian intelligence service, the Chinese intelligence service, any intelligence service in the world that has significant funding and a real technological research team can own that phone… as soon as you turn it on, it can be theirs,” Snowden said. “They can turn it into a microphone, they can take pictures from it, they can take data off of it.” He did clarify, however, that such surveillance is “typically done on a targeted basis.” When asked by Williams if the government could turn on a phone remotely if it’s off, Snowden said “yes.” to read more: theblaze.com