Cell Phone Eavesdropping Tools in Shanghai

The other daytime a partner told me that there was some variety of apartment phone wiretapping contrivance being old on her (boon) companion. The youth was assured he was being eavesdropped on, because adat once after discussing delicate facts on a particular dole out with a supplier, a rival instantaneously called the selfsame supplier oblation a wagerer give out with approximately the identical terms. The supplier called him invest in, inadequate to be familiar with what was thriving on, and how the other fellowship could keep known adround the distribute.

I speedily forgot this narrative… industrial espionage is not something that I imagine around much. But a week or so later, I received this spam communication via SMS:

专业制作移动，联通卡，做出来的卡能窃听对方所有通话及收发短信，测试满意付款。电话150xxxxxxxx林经理

Paraphrase:

Professionally manufactured China Non-stationary, China Unicom cards which hindrance you pay attention (to) in on someone’s every shout, as spring as send off and come by their words messages. Exam foremost, compensate if satisfied. Phone: 150xxxxxxxx Mr. Lin.

So I hypothesize these 窃听 (eavesdropping) things are beautifying adquite commonplace adat present. There appear to be a not many comparable devices on Taobao too.