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Can't see why corporations would side with consumers over law enforcement. On the other hand, the very existence of stingrays suggests corporate cooperation isn
by mLuby 5y ago
Can't see why corporations would side with consumers over law enforcement. On the other hand, the very existence of stingrays suggests corporate cooperation isn't enough in some way.
Maybe Apple (and/or browser makers) could get away with a blanket "you're not connected to a publicly registered cell tower; proceed with caution" alert, like happens with SSL certs and HTTPS.
Apparently there are public databases of known cell towers (e.g. https://opencellid.org https://opencellid.org) some of which are crowd-sourced.
- dannyw 5y agoYou can detect stringrays with iPhone apps even by accessing the limited mobile network info you get, the problem is Apple bans these apps for unknown reasons.
- dillondoyle 5y agoNice thanks for the info.