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The elephant in the room that this article highlights, but never addresses. A mobile phone has become a de facto a requirement for illegal commerce, as describ
by bittermang 8y ago
The elephant in the room that this article highlights, but never addresses.
A mobile phone has become a de facto a requirement for illegal commerce, as described, and to me presents a pretty huge single point of failure.
And yes, I know, EVERYBODY has a phone. But I don't. Why would I want to carry a police officer in my pocket? Especially if I'm a criminal.
- zzzcpan 8y agoDead drops don't require a phone, only something to take a photo of the hiding place.
- bittermang 8y agoThe chat networks do. As well as several of the methods outlined for protecting/locating the dead drops. WiFi hotspots, bluetooth beacons, etc.
- stuaxo 8y agoTonnes of people buy things like this right now, on their personal phones using text messages to people that they actually go and meet (or their drivers), using no encryption whatsover.
- TylerE 8y agoThat's why you'd use a burner.
- stef25 8y agoImpossible here in Belgium now since the terror attacks. Tourists are having a hard time buying sim cards when they come here. Don't even know if it's possible at all. Dealers don't rotate their numbers so much any more, so I was told.
- bigiain 8y agoDepending on your adversary, you need to be super careful to not make the single mistake that'll blow your cover there. If that burner ever gets switched on or off at your home, or if it only ever gets switched on/off at the same location as a phone registered in your name, or if it commonly travels exactly the same route as your phone... I'm guessing "they" won't go to those sort of investigative lengths for theoretical retail customers of a theoretical Dropgang. I'd expect a vendor to be targeted using those sorts of techniques though. And none of that data ever goes away... Who knows what law enforcement might choose to do with those sorts of leads in the future?
- TylerE 8y agoIf you’re sufficiently paranoid just use a new phone for every single call.