Your Phone's Location is Exposed
May 22, 2024
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as posted by the channelImagine a spying capability that didn’t just let smaller governments and spy firms track your physical location, but also financially motivated hackers steal your two-factor authentication tokens. That would be pretty scary, right? The reality is that this has been possible for over a decade, and the issue is more relevant than ever. This week, we dedicated an entire episode to delve into SS7, the network and protocol that powers mobile roaming, but which also provides fertile ground for surveillance: what it is, how it works, our nearly ten years covering it, and what it means for everyone today.
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