Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:32:12 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How secure are our phones (even freebsd and linux based phones) Message-ID: <20150221043212.8074927e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <54E7F581.1040008@gmail.com> References: <54E7F581.1040008@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:03:29 -0700, jd1008 wrote: > https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/19/great-sim-heist/ Phones are INSECURE and have always been. Period. Just a reminder from few years ago (if you thought that "modern technology" could save you): http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/hack-turns-the-cisco-phone-on-your-desk-into-a-remote-bugging-device/ If you want a _really_ secure phone line, you need security in _all_ involved aspects (terminal devices, connection line, surrounding and so on). http://cryptomuseum.com/crypto/phone.htm And don't place it the same room where your "Smart TV" and your new "intelligent thermostat" are happily listening. Don't expect a smartphone (or a web app) to solve all the involved problems with "the one solution". :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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