MOSCOW, August 8. Smartphones and computers connected to the Internet are constantly being tapped, but spying can be detected, Alexey Ermakov, an IT expert at the Faculty of Gaming Industry and Cybersport at Synergy University, told the Prime agency.
Voice assistants and services that collect data for advertisers are involved in wiretapping. The state also monitors communications for security purposes. But an attempt by individuals to invade the privacy of citizens for personal purposes is a completely different matter.
For this, call forwarding to another phone number is often used. You can check this by sending USSD requests. Another way is to install spyware. It can be tracked using antivirus and antispyware programs.
An indirect sign is active consumption of the device's resources: battery overheating, rapid discharge, unjustified growth of Internet traffic, «slowdowns» or «glitches». For protection, it is better to use applications from official sources and trusted manufacturers, install anti-spyware software and regularly clean your phone from unnecessary programs, concluded Ermakov.