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I am not sure about the authentication protocol. But along the same lines of thinking, it really seems like this should be detectable with software. For exampl
by thefreeman 12y ago
I am not sure about the authentication protocol. But along the same lines of thinking, it really seems like this should be detectable with software. For example, what if you used crowd sourced cell tower information to notify users / block transmissions from any cell phone tower newly detected for 24 hours or so. It seems like a temporary tower setup for a few hours should be easily noticeable compared against static, permanent ones.
Also, judging by how ridiculously hard the company who makes them is trying to keep them hidden (NDA's, etc.), it seems like they may realize that if the details of the product were known it could be easily circumvented.
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- mentat 12y agoSubmitting data to wigle.net using their Android app is one way to start building enough cell tower information to make this very visible.
- hnha 12y agowasn't wigle very unfree? I'd love to contribute to an open cell collection project where I can download everything.
- thefreeman 12y agoI think this might be similar to what we are looking for? http://opencellid.org/ http://opencellid.org/
- chmars 12y agoIMSI catchers ('Stingrays') are indeed detectable, an example is the 'Android IMSI-Catcher Detector (AIMSICD)' project: http://secupwn.github.io/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/ http://secupwn.github.io/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/
- tmosleyIII 12y agoIt would be interesting to test this out
- SeanDav 12y agoI tend to believe that the reason that the company uses NDA's is to give the Authorities plausible deniability. "We couldn't apply for a warrant Your Honor, because we would have been breaking our NDA". The cops probably love the NDA, it is probably a feature of the product!