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Re: Mobile phones used as trackers

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Miller)
Thu Jan 8 06:08:35 1998

Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 10:59:46 -0800
From: David Miller <dm0@avana.net>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: David Miller <dm0@avana.net>

Loren J. Rittle wrote:

> If you assume your attacker is capable of (4), (5) and similar tricks
> and you have something to hide, then I suppose turning your SU off and
> on is a wise course of action.

Another attack that was recently described to me by someone in the industry
is to setup a three-way conversation, which basically is a cellular phone
tap.  The conversation could be split within the cell network to a silent
party more interested in your communications than your location.

--David Miller


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