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by chmars 12y ago
Probably politically incorrect and certainly not a valid sample but in my experience, most fraudulent callers at least have a strong Indian accent and try some sort of Microsoft support scam: http://www.wired.co.uk/news&#x2F
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by chmars 12y ago
To be fair: Adblock Plus does not simply block ads on some specific domains, EasyList and other filter lists are pretty extensive. I do not like the business model either but how else could they make the necessary profits? Adblock Plus (and
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by chmars 12y ago
I use Adblock Plus based on EasyList and I do not get any ads from Google. But that might be my custom configuration …
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by chmars 12y ago
I don't doubt the existence of the company, I doubt the hijacking capabilities …
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by chmars 12y ago
That will always remain an issue: Even if someone manages to create a secure app, the software and hardware platform will never be secure. Hijacking a smartphone by only knowing its number on the other hand does not seem realistic too me. S
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by chmars 12y ago
Why is Signal (the app) free? What's the business model?
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by chmars 12y ago
Thanks, you are of course right. I should have written network operator. The operator can turn on/off OFM on the SIM.
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by chmars 12y ago
Do you have a source for that? Basically, IMSI catching does not require any cooperation with telcos. On the other hand, it is easy to imagine that some telcos might betray their customers – especially under the cover of secrecy.
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Against the larger phone(libertypages.com)
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by chmars 12y ago
Full interception and not 'only' the collection of metadata is possible. IMSI catchers can also be used to block mobile phone usage in an area or send SMS to users in an area (for example to participants in a demonstrations, alrea
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by chmars 12y ago
It's called 'Ciphering Indication Feature' – and can be suppressed on the network side … so you can assume that an IMSI catcher ('Stingray') will not let your mobile know that it is using no or weak encryption.
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by chmars 12y ago
IMSI catchers ('Stingrays') are indeed detectable, an example is the 'Android IMSI-Catcher Detector (AIMSICD)' project: http://secupwn.github.io/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/
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by chmars 12y ago
The police has no agreement with the telcos, in the contrary, IMSI catchers ('Stingrays') are a convenient way for lawful interception without involvement of telcos. From a telco's perspective, IMSI catchers kind of hack thei
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by chmars 12y ago
It's data about me, so I have a right to know and get it anyway – at least under European data privacy laws.
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ITunes 12 and the Case of the Missing Sidebar(mjtsai.com)
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The Rise of Nanosocial(github.com)
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by chmars 12y ago
That's great! And reminds me of a 93-year old guy who gave a great presentation at TEDxZurich some time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgoCm1hofM
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by chmars 12y ago
Sorry for that, I had only stumbled on the article today, and HN did not catch it as a double post.
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by chmars 12y ago
Please allow me to refer to http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=3466 , Jonathan Zdziarski is far more qualified than I am to provide further information.
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Emails reveal close Google relationship with NSA(america.aljazeera.com)
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A Sublime Text selection primer(brettterpstra.com)
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What Happens When Digital Cities Are Abandoned?(m.theatlantic.com)
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by chmars 12y ago
I am surprised that users like you simply don't care that Apple makes it easy for security authorities and criminals alike to access your iOS devices. Thanks to Snowden, we should know that we cannot trust any IT companies, and we shou
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by chmars 12y ago
Do we know that William Shatnet wrote the text himself? It seems unlikely …
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by chmars 12y ago
I learnt to read before attending school by literally reading through my parents' bookshelves, the simpler books at first of course … today, I still have many books on shelves but all never books are digital and invisible, especially t
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by chmars 12y ago
I get (and like) Uber. On the other hand, I do not really get UberX. What is the difference to any other taxi I order by using an app (and there are many such apps now in most cities, at least in Western Europe)? I have used UberX too and m
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by chmars 12y ago
Thanks, good to know! :)
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by chmars 12y ago
Interesting titbit: One of the videos that is supposed to prove that the airliner was shot down by pro Russian rebels is one day older than the incident according to the meta data: https://twitter.com/ofehr_en/status&#x
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by chmars 12y ago
Many other airlines continued to fly over the Ukraine, even most respected airlines like Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines: http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/bild-981813-726883.html
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by chmars 12y ago
OT: Technically, it is not free access. You (or at public institutions, the general public) paid for your access … in discussions on open access, I often learn that many researchers, scientists etc. are under the impression that they alread

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