A brief history of phone wiretapping -- and how to avoid it

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August 20, 2015 Today’s TED Talk Christopher Soghoian: A brief history of phone wiretapping -- and how to avoid it 06:16 minutes · TED2015 Who is listening in on your phone calls? On a landline, it could be anyone, says privacy activist Christopher Soghoian, because surveillance backdoors are built into the phone system by default, to allow governments to listen in. But then again, so could a foreign intelligence service ... or a criminal. Which is why, says Soghoian, some tech companies are resisting governments' call to build the same backdoors into mobile phones and new messaging systems. Learn how some tech companies are working to keep your calls and messages private. Watch now » Playlist of the Day The dark side of data Data can be used for good, harnessed for the betterment of society, but it can also be abused. Find out about some hidden not-so-sunny uses of Big Data. Watch » 14 talks · Total run time 3:19:31 Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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