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FCC has obtained detailed broadband maps from ISPs for the first time ever

6 points by MBCook 4y ago

Trouble_007 4y ago
Will cell phone Companies claim Customer location data is just QoS, used to produce Maps? Search: >'US Cell phone Companies told the FCC that they track their Customers locations and keep the records for up to five-years'< : <https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q='US Cell phone Companies told the FCC that they track their Customers locations and keep the records for up to five-years' https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q='US Cell phone Companies...> Mobile phone tracking : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking When you power up a mobile/cell phone, the handset transmits a handshake to all mobile/cell bases it can hit. Handshaking between mobile/cell phone and mobile/cell bases continues somewhere between every 10 to 20 minutes. Data exchanged include; IMEI [1], IMSI [2], and both handset transmit power level, receiver power level to each mobile/cell bases databases. Coupling both the mobile/cell bases databases and the locations topographical data allows RDF [3]. So even if you have location data turned off, you can still be tracked. ---- [1] International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI [2] International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_mobile_subscriber_identity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_mobile_subscri... [3] Direction Finding (DF) (aka) Radio Direction Finding (RDF) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder See Related; >Why bother with warrants when cops can buy location data for under $10k? : https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/eff_fog_data_broker/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/eff_fog_data_broker/ HN discussion thread of the article: 4 days ago – 60 comments : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32685046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32685046 >Cops wanted to keep mass surveillance app secret; privacy advocates refused : https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/cops-wanted-to-keep-mass-surveillance-app-secret-privacy-advocates-refused/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/cops-wanted-to-k... HN discussion thread of the article: 4 days ago – 141 comments : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32686750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32686750
Trouble_007 4y ago
FCC Does The Bare Minimum: Asks Wireless Carriers To Be Honest About Location Data : https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/06/fcc-does-the-bare-minimum-asks-wireless-carriers-to-be-honest-about-location-data/ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/06/fcc-does-the-bare-minimu...

6 points by MBCook 4y ago

Will cell phone Companies claim Customer location data is just QoS, used to produce Maps? Search: >'US Cell phone Companies told the FCC that they track their Customers locations and keep the records for up to five-years'< : <https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q='US Cell phone Companies told the FCC that they track their Customers locations and keep the records for up to five-years' https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q='US Cell phone Companies...> Mobile phone tracking : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking When you power up a mobile/cell phone, the handset transmits a handshake to all mobile/cell bases it can hit. Handshaking between mobile/cell phone and mobile/cell bases continues somewhere between every 10 to 20 minutes. Data exchanged include; IMEI [1], IMSI [2], and both handset transmit power level, receiver power level to each mobile/cell bases databases. Coupling both the mobile/cell bases databases and the locations topographical data allows RDF [3]. So even if you have location data turned off, you can still be tracked. ---- [1] International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI [2] International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_mobile_subscriber_identity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_mobile_subscri... [3] Direction Finding (DF) (aka) Radio Direction Finding (RDF) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder See Related; >Why bother with warrants when cops can buy location data for under $10k? : https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/eff_fog_data_broker/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/eff_fog_data_broker/ HN discussion thread of the article: 4 days ago – 60 comments : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32685046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32685046 >Cops wanted to keep mass surveillance app secret; privacy advocates refused : https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/cops-wanted-to-keep-mass-surveillance-app-secret-privacy-advocates-refused/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/cops-wanted-to-k... HN discussion thread of the article: 4 days ago – 141 comments : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32686750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32686750

Trouble_007 4y ago

FCC Does The Bare Minimum: Asks Wireless Carriers To Be Honest About Location Data : https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/06/fcc-does-the-bare-minimum-asks-wireless-carriers-to-be-honest-about-location-data/ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/06/fcc-does-the-bare-minimu...