it may sound like paranoia but if i can get an app for an android phone that is undectectable by its owner and have copies of their text messages sent directly to my phone just imagine what the government can get up to.Only this week on watchdog they showed how someone with a android phone running an application can stand next to you for 3 seconds and get all the information from these new pinless debit cards.Also Android phones and i-phones have been used to circumvent security on the ps3
Its pretty clever what can be done but in an age where 14 year olds are able to hack the most advanced security the government are idiots if they think its a good idea to have a massive computer database of everyones activity and details it would be number 1 target for hackers and they would beat it.
Mind you even with teh best security some dumb MP will probably leave a laptop or dvd on a train with all the security details on
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the best computer hackers dont go to jail when caught they end up getting highly paid jobs in the FBI or other government agencies and then the next batch of hackers sets about beating them.Its a never ending cycle as the authorities get better so do the hackers.The only safe computer is a computer that isnt connected to teh internet and padlocked to your desk lol.As soon as you plug in that ethernet cable or wireless card you are at risk its just a matter of making yourself a harder target so the hackers move onto someone that hasnt been as carefull.