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'This is Orwellian': Politician Reacts to Hearing His Hacked Phone Conversation

• Prison Planet.com

An Australian senator was shocked to hear a recording of his own phone conversation after it was obtained by hackers during a 60 Minutes exposé on cell phone vulnerabilities.

Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, who was skeptical of the claims surrounding poor cell phone security, agreed to become the target of a team of German hackers.

"I don't believe they can pull it off, but if you reckon they can pull it off, I give my consent," the senator said.

After making multiple phone calls to 60 Minutes reporter Ross Coulthart while in several different countries, Xenophon traveled to Germany to meet with the hacking team and discovered that his GPS coordinates, texts and even phone calls had been hacked in real-time.

"This is actually quite shocking…" Xenophon said after seeing the data. "It means anyone with a mobile phone can be hacked, can be bugged, can be harassed… This is Orwellian."


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