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Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls

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cell phones, eavesdropping, iphone, russia, Security technology, smartphones, ukraine, Uncategorized

They’re using commercial phones, which go through the Ukrainian telecom network: “You still have a lot of soldiers bringing cellphones to the frontline who want to talk to their families and they are either being intercepted as they go through a Ukrainian telecommunications provider or intercepted over the air,” said Alperovitch. “That doesn’t pose too … Read More “Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls” »

Large-Scale Collection of Cell Phone Data at US Borders

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borders, cell phones, privacy, searches, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

The Washington Post is reporting that the US Customs and Border Protection agency is seizing and copying cell phone, tablet, and computer data from “as many as” 10,000 phones per year, including an unspecified number of American citizens. This is done without a warrant, because “…courts have long granted an exception to border authorities, allowing … Read More “Large-Scale Collection of Cell Phone Data at US Borders” »

Law Enforcement Access to Chat Data and Metadata

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cell phones, fbi, law enforcement, metadata, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized

A January 2021 FBI document outlines what types of data and metadata can be lawfully obtained by the FBI from messaging apps. Rolling Stone broke the story and it’s been written about elsewhere. I don’t see a lot of surprises in the document. Lots of apps leak all sorts of metadata: iMessage and WhatsApp seem … Read More “Law Enforcement Access to Chat Data and Metadata” »

Security Risks of Relying on a Single Smartphone

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cell phones, Security technology, SIM cards, smartphones, Uncategorized, whatsapp

Isracard used a single cell phone to communicate with credit card clients, and receive documents via WhatsApp. An employee stole the phone. He reformatted the SIM, which was oddly the best possible outcome, given the circumstances. Using the data to steal money would have been much worse. Here’s a link to an archived version. Powered … Read More “Security Risks of Relying on a Single Smartphone” »

Commercial Location Data Used to Out Priest

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cell phones, data collection, data mining, de-anonymization, geolocation, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

A Catholic priest was outed through commercially available surveillance data. Vice has a good analysis: The news starkly demonstrates not only the inherent power of location data, but how the chance to wield that power has trickled down from corporations and intelligence agencies to essentially any sort of disgruntled, unscrupulous, or dangerous individual. A growing … Read More “Commercial Location Data Used to Out Priest” »