Posted on 08/09/2019 10:02:04 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
AT&T in particular has had a rough month. In July, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of AT&T customers in California to stop the telecom giant and two data location aggregators from allowing numerous entities — including bounty hunters, car dealerships, landlords and stalkers — to access wireless customers’ real-time locations without authorization.
Late last month, a federal judge in New York rejected a request by AT&T to dismiss a $224 million lawsuit over a SIM-swapping incident that led to $24 million in stolen cryptocurrency.
And let’s not forget about all the times various hackers figured out ways to remotely use a carrier’s own internal systems for looking up personal and account information on wireless subscribers.
(Excerpt) Read more at krebsonsecurity.com ...
Someone has a plan to glom them.
In the article google is upset it effects google voice. Of course they are, others cutting into their data mining is a cut into their profits and control.
others cutting into their data mining is a cut into their profits and control.
Google can’t partner with any old crook/data miner.
Like, say Facebook.
They even let conservatives into their game!!!
Not to worry, will not happen a second time.
Forgot about this guy.
He is really good
Oh, and the wireless jackasses are crooks...
Like Dave Ramsey says “What’s in YOUR wallet? Oh yeah, everybody already knows!”
The UK royal family had their phones monitored by somebody working for a newspaper.
Big brother, here I am!
Now I’m here.
If Putin asks where Trump is, the KGB can probably tell him.
Big Brother, or his helpful large corporations, know a lot - about you.
I type as if the government was reading every word.
How would I know if Microsoft was logging my every keystroke?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Information_Awareness
Your government has eyes and corporate spies.
I type as if the government was reading every word.
Why yes, I always pay my fair share of tax on everything, from minuscule internet purchases, obscure dividends from IDRs, even the interest on a small loan to my brother in law, if he ever actually pays up.
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