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Is My Cell Phone Bugged LogoIs My Cell Phone Bugged? Everything you need to know to keep your mobile communications private.

Book Update:

Is My Cell Phone Bugged? Book Cover

Thank you for purchasing or considering the purchase of “Is My Cell Phone Bugged?” A SpyWarn™ Mobile Sensor was mentioned in the book as an aid to detecting spyware on your phone. However, technology has advanced a bit since the book was written. The SpyWarn™ Mobile Sensor was designed before recent transmission types were developed and is no longer considered effective. It has been replaced by a self-timing method and an automatic Android app evaluation, SpyWarn 2.0.

Self-timing Spyware Detection Technique

• Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
• Turn off all apps; you don’t want legitimate app transmissions to be mistaken as spyware transmissions.
• Place your phone close to an AM radio or other piece of electronic equipment with an amplifier. Listen for the noise the phone makes when it transmits.

Sample GSM transmission noise:

Sample CDMA2000 transmission noise:

• Keep track of the amount of time the phone transmits during a given period of time, as mentioned in the book.

Is My Cell Phone Bugged Timer

This stopwatch will make your observations easier and more accurate.

Math Help
To change hours and minutes (hh:mm) to all minutes: hours x 60 + minutes = all minutes

This handy Time Calculator adds and subtracts hours and minutes.

SpyWarn 2.0™ – Automatic Spyware Evaluation App – Android

If you have an Android phone, the app version of the test—SpyWarn 2.0™—automates the entire testing process for you. As a book buyer, you may download the app free of charge. Purchase the app from Google Play. Send us your receipt number and purchase date, and we will process a refund.

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iPhones cannot be inspected with an app. Apple’s iOS does not allow it. To inspect iPhones, use the timing method mentioned above, or simply reload the iOS software, as that will wipe out any spyware.

Links, Definitions & Bonus Information

Glossary

AMPS, Apps, Analog Transmission, Bluetooth, Cellular/Mobile Telephone, Circumstantial Evidence, CDMA, VAR, Cordless Headset, Cordless Telephone, DECT & DECT 6.0, Digital Transmission, DSS, FHSS, GSM Bug, GPRS, GPS, GSM, IMTS, Jailbreak, Malware, MMS, MTS, Pico-cell, TDMA, Trojan Horse, SIM, SMS, Spread Spectrum, Spyware, vCard, VoIP, UMTS, Wi-Fi Phone.
Telecom Glossary (5,800 more definitions)

Additional Assistance

For a full forensic examination of your smartphone, tablet, or other personal electronics devices, you may want to contact Black Swan Digital Forensics.

Authentication & Encryption

General: Password (MSCHAPv2), RSASecurID, x.509 Digital Certificates, Shared secret 802.1x authentication: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-SIM, PEAP, LEAP, SafeNet

Bluetooth

Bluetooth hacking video. Bluetooth automobile eavesdropping information.

Bluetooth Hacks: Bluejacking, BlueSnarfing, BlueBugging, HeloMoto, BlueSmack, and BlueSniping

Bluetooth Security: Guide to Bluetooth Security

Dumb Mobile Phones

Dumb cell phones cannot hold spyware, cannot GPS track and do not have Bluetooth capabilities. The least expensive way to ensure you will not be tracked, eavesdropped on, or have your information stolen by spyware is to use a dumb cell phone. Sources: BM70, Kyocera Marbl K127, Motorola W260g, Motorola C139, and more.

Mobile Phones with Encrypted Operating Systems

Blackphone, Sectera, CryptoPhone, TopSec Mobile

Encryption Software Mobile Phones

SilentCircle, PhoneCrypt, Cellcrypt

Mobile Phone Security

Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States

Developing an Effective Corporate Mobile Policy by BlackBerry

Shielded Bags for Mobile Phones

eBay.com, faradaybag.com, yondr

SIM Card Readers

google search

Mobile Phone Surveillance Tools

Spyware vendors, GSM bugs on eBay, GSM bugs on the Internet

Spyware Protection Apps for Mobile Phones

New York Times story about spyware protection apps.

SpyWarn, Norton, F-Secure, Lookout

Cordless Phones

Cordless Phone Frequencies – 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz (with explanation)

Encryption

Secure Network Communications: VPN (see below), SSL/TLS, WPA / WPA2 / WPA3

Secure Platform Foundations: Runtime Protection, Mandatory Code Signing, Secure Authentication Framework. VPN protocols: Cisco IPSec, L2TP/IPSec, PPTP

Government Reports & Laws

The Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications Act (formally known as the “Title III” Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520)

Cell Phones as Tracking Devices, By M. Wesley Clark, J.D., LL.M.

Cell Phone Technology and Physical Surveillance, By M. Wesley Clark, J.D., LL.M.
NOTE: This link will automatically download an FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin entitled, may06leb_revised.pdf. The article appears in this pdf.

1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”, 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq)

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (“ECPA”, 18 U.S.C. 2701)

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”, Pub. L. 103-414, 47 U.S.C. 1001–1010)

• USA Patriot Act

State Electronic Surveillance Laws, with links (sign-in required).

A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls and In-Person Conversations in the 50 States and D.C.” The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

How Governments Locate & Track Cell Phones – Article 1, Article 2, Article 3

Bonus Resources

Murray Associates – Spyware Detection Clues.

Apple: iOS Security.

Mosquito Ring Tones.

UV paint for ID marking your phone

Reinstall cell phone software.

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence, by Gavin de Becker

DFI News Digital Forensic Investigator®

Sounds

Background sounds: Subtle audio loops to play while conducting Duty Cycle tests on your cell phone:

Quiet Bus

Saturn

Quiet Airplane

Highway Sounds

Rain Forest

Amusement Park Sounds

Airport Sounds 1

Airport Sounds 2

People Talking 1

People Talking 2

Highway Traffic

Crowd Talking Outdoors

Seashore

Local Traffic

Internet sound samples. Recorded sound. The Alibi CD.

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

https://proprivacy.com/vpn/comparison/best-vpn-services
Contains detailed information, advice and recommendations.

YouTube Videos

Links to YouTube videos on how cell phone spyware works.

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