Comment on Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics

• Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You really think you came up with an airtight solution to device tracking that nobody in the industry has considered on a whim?

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  • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ok how’s the industry tracking a phone with no power?

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    • Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That was possible over a decade ago.

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      Also to be clear, you suggested that you bring a burner phone and set up call forwarding. That implies a phone that’s on. If you’re carrying a burner phone that’s off, I do have a novel solution, just don’t bring it

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      • midnightblue@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No that’s not easily possible on every phone. It’s a specifically crafted FakeOff malware, used by the NSA for targeted attacks. This is not something that just randomly gets deployed on every phone, it’s only used against individual targets. Use GrapheneOS to harden your Android device as much as possible, to defend against such malware getting installed in the first place.

        You really think the NSA will get involved to track someone who wants to get an abortion?

        That was possible over a decade ago.

        You know what also existed over a decade ago? Faraday bags. This concept of physics isn’t new.

        Just stop spreading fear and misinformation.

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      • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Hm. I said without power. Not switched off.

        I suggested no power but not for the entire trip. Put the battery back in when you’re sufficiently far from your house so as not to be associated with it.

        Use your imagination. It helps.

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    • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But that’s not a burner phone, that’s an off phone.

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      • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Keep reading the thread.

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