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Any bros watched the HK movie 窃听风云 (OVERHEARD) starring 古天乐 Louis Koo? Am no IT/surveillance expert and thought the part where they claimed they were able to eavesdrop via our smart phones to any conversation near to it as long they get hold of the phone number was some fantasy until I read this article. So the next time you wanted to about your boss or company in the office to your co-workers, think twice... [sweatdrop] From ST Sunday Times: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_773579.html Office gadget spyware gaining in popularity Published on Mar 4, 2012 By Siau Ming En The spy mouse, modified from an ordinary one, takes a SIM card. It requires only a phone call to activate it and all sounds within a 10m radius can then be heard. -- PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SGSPYCAM.COM Here's a reason for you to watch what you say at work: That innocent-looking mouse on your desk could be transmitting your conversations to your boss. Same with the thumbdrive. Spyware has made its way into offices, and it has gone beyond hidden cameras. The 'spy mouse', a modified version of the ordinary gadget, becomes a listening device with an embedded SIM card. All it takes is a phone call to that number to activate it. All sounds and conversations within a 10m radius of the mouse can then be heard by the caller. BACKGROUND STORY While there are no privacy laws in Singapore, a spyware user could breach encompassing laws, such as that regarding confidence. 'If confidential information is accessed without permission, by improper acquisition, then the courts may protect such information,' said Mr Bryan Tan of Keystone Law Corporation. Sellers say there is a healthy market for such spy equipment.