If you're
looking for spyware, so
reads an ad for
"Bluetooth Spy Pro-Edition,"
one of nearly 200 mobile phone
spyware products currently
listed for sale on
eBay. The software, which
costs as little as US$3.99, can
be used to view photographs,
messages and files on the phone,
listen into phone conversations,
and even make calls from the
phone being spied upon.
Security experts are concerned,
because while these products
aren't illegal, installing
them without authorization to
spy on someone else most
definitely is. And that's
exactly what some of these
products seem to be advertising.
"You can now easily find out who
your partner, business
associates, friends have been in
contact with," reads the
Bluetooth Spy ad. "Whether you
are suspicious of an affair, or
would just like information that
will help progress your career,
you can now do all of the
following using your mobile
phone, and the person you are
targeting will not suspect a
thing. Guaranteed!" Another
spellcheck-free ad claims that
"You will now be able to
establish who your freinds
associates and husband/wife have
been conversating with, you can
read messages, even download
them to your own phone or
laptop, view their information
and pictures."