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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's Cell Phone was Tapped

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Politico reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s cell phone was compromised back in December.

I know this is news because of who he is, but I hope every major government official of any country assumes that their commercial off-the-shelf cell phone is compromised. Even allies spy on allies; remember the reports that the NSA tapped the cell phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel?

Tags: cell phones, eavesdropping, espionage

Posted on October 9, 2017 at 6:10 AM65 Comments

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