Daca urmariti constant stirile internationale, atunci probabil stiti ca NSA a fost acuzata ca asculta convorbirile telefonice ale sefilor de guverne si state din Europa si nu numai. De frica sa nu fie ascultati de catre NSA, Rusia, China, Iran sau Pakistan, britanicii au interzis prezenta tabletelor iPad in timpul sedintelor de guvern si nu numai. Intr-o recenta prezentare facuta in fata ministrilor britanici, echipele de contra-informatii ale guvernului au “evacuat” toate tabletele iPad prezente in camera in timpul discutiilor, motivand decizia in baza faptului ca membrii guvernului ar putea fi ascultati.
The No 10 security team was very jumpy about last week’s Cabinet meeting. The cause of their concern: the presence of a clutch of iPads. Their worry was that the devices could be hacked by a foreign power and used to listen in to Cabinet. So, Ministers were instructed not to touch them. The iPads were there for a presentation by the man in charge of the Government Digital Service, Mike Bracken, and Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude. They explained how the GDS would save the economy close to £2 billion a year within the next four years. Unusually for Cabinet, their talk was met with a round of applause. But even as Ministers clapped, security moved in to remove all the iPads from the room. They were taking no chances with Cabinet careless talk.
Desi decizia lor poate parea ciudata, ea are desigur la baza o componenta reala, deoarece orice terminal mobil poate fi exploatat pentru a se asculta convorbirile din jurul sau. Acest lucru este, in principal, posibil daca dispozitivul este conectat la internet, insa desigur ca exista si alte metode de exploatare, chiar si in situatia in care terminalul mobil ar fi inchis. Aceeasi masura poate fi luata impotriva oricaror altor terminale mobile, nu doar a celor produse de catre Apple si exista posibilitatea ca in curand si laptop-urile sa dispara, acestea fiind mai vulnerabile.
