

The worrying claim left Britain’s estimated 10 million iPhone users at risk. The American fugitive, who exposed a joint secret mass surveillance program, said: “They can absolutely turn them on with the power turned off to the device”. American and British spies can listen in to the microphone of your iPhone - even if the device is switched OFF, experts have revealed.ĬIA whistleblower Edward Snowden claimed America’s National Security Agency (NSA), which works in tandem with the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), could eavesdrop on the mobile phone’s mic without owners ever knowing.
