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Spies can listen to your iPhone microphone even if it is switched off, experts reveal

American and British spies can listen in to the microphone of your iPhone - even if the device is switched off, experts have revealed.

CIA 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.

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