How Private is Pretty Good Phone Privacy?
The creators of PGPP want to protect users from IMSI-catchers and location monitoring by rotating IMSIs and obfuscating geography but their methods are unlikely to scale and have important drawbacks.
Hacker Leaks Manuals Showing How Iran Uses Mobile Networks to Track Protesters
The hacker acted in response to the brutal crackdown following the suspected murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s morality police.
Police Like Gathering Phone Data; Why Is This News?
US police cut costs and worked around the need for court warrants by buying location data gathered by apps on 250mn phones. But there is no great outrage because we are complacent about privacy.
FBI Guide to Mobile Network CDRs Leaked Online
Do you want to know which US networks are best able to monitor your movements and messages? An FBI manual offers some answers.
Free Simbox Map Offered by LATRO
Telcos and regulators can obtain a free trial of LATRO’s Versamapper tool for a limited period.
Website Leaks User Locations for All US Mobile Networks
A free demo service that allowed people to locate their own phones was vulnerable to anonymous exploitation.
Visa Uses Phone Location To Verify Payments
From April, Visa will use software on mobile phones to check the customer’s location when they make a credit card payment.