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Is it possible to redirect WhatsApp and Signal calls to a landline?
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Thank you for your comment. Your response had me thinking for a while, and yes I think you uncovered it: I had a theoretical idea without actually considering the practical outcome.
I do not have a 3-letter agency targeting me to my knowledge. I quickly realised that sending signals over VOIP is a bad idea, I won't be doing that.
You are again correct: I run Debian as my daily driver, and it would be foolish to not consider my computer to have been compromised already. I have removed the built-in camera and microphone but I haven't attempted to clean out Intel ME from my system.
All of this makes my question look pointless since there's already so many attack vectors. In which case, I'd be interested in your opinion in physically cutting off attack vectors from an Android phone as an academic question.
Thank you for the wonderful comment.
Probably the best way is to unplug it from the charger and remove the battery.
You can’t effectively use the device while it’s not vulnerable to attack.
What kind of eavesdropping are you worried about? I ask because concern over advertising is different than concern about laser listening (a technology that was available to me in kit form as a middle school student many years ago).
It’s not reasonable to ask how to avoid all eavesdropping because without any context you quickly start wondering if you could recover from being rendered and detained for the maximum legal duration in your jurisdiction.