It's possible to "turn on" the reception on a phone number without making the phone ring. It requires cooperation by phone companies and showing various kinds of paperwork, but obviously the FBI had plenty of fake paperwork.
But it's also very possible that they just put listening devices on the house, using their faked FISA paperwork as justification. Pretty standard with organized crime cases. But of course, it's ridiculous and unfair when applied to normal citizens who are doing nothing wrong.
Anything that vibrates in response to a resonant frequency can be put into play. Hit it with the right frequency it can send back frequencies from its immediate environment.
Hit anything that vibrates in response to a resonant frequency with enough power - you can embed control codes to do hard and soft resets, on/off, etc. That why certain satellite dishes around the world are as big as they are - not because they have to be for normal operation, but just in case they have to focus at a high power output with embedded control codes.
That's how they first attempt to save sick satellites. Saves a lot of money versus sending a crew up on a rocket or shuttle.
Turning something off, yanking batteries or power cords does not mean it's "OFF OFF". It literally takes aluminum or lead foil wrap, feet of concrete cover or blocking, or literally sitting on it with your fat behind to block incoming resonant frequencies. Same blocking techniques are needed for passive stuff like RFID chips.
There's a reason why today's home invasion gangs no longer have to case weddings, birthday parties, open house, etc., in order to identify targets and plan the invasion creating potential witness who might have "seen something". Now they use RFID scanners while driving by up to 300 feet way - no one notices, no witnesses to report anything out the ordinary. Scanner's report tell 'em when they pass by a house or business that has something good - there's their target.
Alexa or Siri
I would hope George was not dumb enough to have one of these in his home.
It's possible to "turn on" the reception on a phone number without making the phone ring. It requires cooperation by phone companies and showing various kinds of paperwork, but obviously the FBI had plenty of fake paperwork.
But it's also very possible that they just put listening devices on the house, using their faked FISA paperwork as justification. Pretty standard with organized crime cases. But of course, it's ridiculous and unfair when applied to normal citizens who are doing nothing wrong.
Anything that vibrates can be monitored.
Anything that vibrates in response to a resonant frequency can be put into play. Hit it with the right frequency it can send back frequencies from its immediate environment.
Hit anything that vibrates in response to a resonant frequency with enough power - you can embed control codes to do hard and soft resets, on/off, etc. That why certain satellite dishes around the world are as big as they are - not because they have to be for normal operation, but just in case they have to focus at a high power output with embedded control codes.
That's how they first attempt to save sick satellites. Saves a lot of money versus sending a crew up on a rocket or shuttle.
Turning something off, yanking batteries or power cords does not mean it's "OFF OFF". It literally takes aluminum or lead foil wrap, feet of concrete cover or blocking, or literally sitting on it with your fat behind to block incoming resonant frequencies. Same blocking techniques are needed for passive stuff like RFID chips.
There's a reason why today's home invasion gangs no longer have to case weddings, birthday parties, open house, etc., in order to identify targets and plan the invasion creating potential witness who might have "seen something". Now they use RFID scanners while driving by up to 300 feet way - no one notices, no witnesses to report anything out the ordinary. Scanner's report tell 'em when they pass by a house or business that has something good - there's their target.