Cell phone users and the NSA - Democratic Underground

TexasProgresive

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Fri May-12-06 03:52 PM
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Cell phone users and the NSA

There has been a lot of discussion about wiretapping and trapping call records by the NSA. Some seem to thing that cell phones are not involved. Guess what the NSA has long time monitored radio transmission throughout the world and surprize, surprize, surprize a cell phone is a radio and anyone with a litttle technical savvy can monitor them. And let me tell you the NSA has more then a bit of tech knowledge.

BTW- cordless phones are radios too as well as wireless networks and there is no real security that a determined hacker can't unlock.

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ginnyinWI

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Fri May-12-06 04:15 PM
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1. What do you think about online calling such as Skype?

Same deal? I guess you've got to assume it is.

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TexasProgresive

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Fri May-12-06 09:08 PM
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2. I don't know the technology but

I'm sure that the NSA has no problem monitoring net traffic including VoIP.

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bemildred

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Fri May-12-06 10:44 PM
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3. IIRC NSA don't like Skype.

Edited on Fri May-12-06 10:45 PM by bemildred

Because of the encryption. I believe the FCC has said they (VOIP providers) must allow snooping, but with end-to-end encryption that may not buy the snoopers much.

I would still assume I am being monitored in any electronic communication, but some methods are better than others (more difficult to tune in) and end-to-end encrypted voice-over-internet would seem to be one.

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ginnyinWI

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Sat May-13-06 01:11 AM
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4. that's good. But yeah, never assume.... n/t

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EFerrari

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Sat May-13-06 01:24 AM
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5. Yep. When I found out EFF had ATT in court, I realized

Edited on Sat May-13-06 01:24 AM by sfexpat2000

we really had zip privacy left.

And now, someone has been opening my packages. The last four that have arrived all looked like they'd been opened and resealed, sloppily, again. I'm going to start photographing them while the delivery person is still at the door.

It must be that al Qaida watering can I ordered or maybe that pair of pinko earrings from urban outfitters.

/typo

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