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Former CIA spy: agency's tools can takeover your phone, TV, and even your car (currentindia.com)
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[โ€“] Hikermick@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Anytime I see media from India I assume it's BS

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

It based off the YouTube interview with an ex CIA agent.

Yes, they can task the speakers of any device to act like a microphone while the device is "off". This is because wifi enabled devices are not actually off unless you cut power.