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LOS ANGELES -- Watch out! Someone may be listening to your cell phone conversation or reading your text messages without you knowing about it.
It's become so prevalent, law enforcement has a name for it: cell phone stalking.
It's easy to do. All someone needs to do is have access to your cell phone, a computer and about 30 minutes to make you a next stalking victim. That's about how long it takes to install spyware on your cellphone.
The spyware allows a person to listen in on phone calls, see text messages and even hear what's going on in the room the phone is in.
The person being targeted doesn't know the spyware is on the phone.
Once the cell phone user sends out a text or makes a call, the stalker is notified via computer and he or she gets access immediately.
Experts say the practice is becoming more and more popular, easy to use and may even be legal.
Right now the spyware can only be put onto a phone if it is physically connected to a computer, but experts say it won't be long before people will be able to remotely send spyware to any cell phone.
It's become so prevalent, law enforcement has a name for it: cell phone stalking.
It's easy to do. All someone needs to do is have access to your cell phone, a computer and about 30 minutes to make you a next stalking victim. That's about how long it takes to install spyware on your cellphone.
The spyware allows a person to listen in on phone calls, see text messages and even hear what's going on in the room the phone is in.
The person being targeted doesn't know the spyware is on the phone.
Once the cell phone user sends out a text or makes a call, the stalker is notified via computer and he or she gets access immediately.
Experts say the practice is becoming more and more popular, easy to use and may even be legal.
Right now the spyware can only be put onto a phone if it is physically connected to a computer, but experts say it won't be long before people will be able to remotely send spyware to any cell phone.
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