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The Starlink constellation should be able to pinpoint every handset on ground because it forms a huge phased array antenna regardless if you are a customer or n
by nerpderp82 3y ago
The Starlink constellation should be able to pinpoint every handset on ground because it forms a huge phased array antenna regardless if you are a customer or not.
- gruez 3y agoEavesdropping only gets you the TMSI which tells you there's a handset, but doesn't allow track it. If you want an unique identifier (eg. IMSI) you'll have to do a MITM attack.
- tyingq 3y ago"So far the theory. If you look at the Paging Channel (PCH) of cells in real-world networks, you see a significant (10-20%) amount of paging requests that contain paging by IMSI. This seems strange on first sight, given the theory..."[1] So you can't spy on everyone, but you can spy on some subscribers whose phone is in that state. [1] https://laforge.gnumonks.org/blog/20100628-the_reason_for_paging_by_imsi/ https://laforge.gnumonks.org/blog/20100628-the_reason_for_pa...