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

• 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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      • Zink@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

        Probably not, unless it’s an exceptional case where they are already interested for another reason.

        But if, say, county sheriffs across the country also got access, I would be surprised if I didn’t hear about women’s and doctors’ lives being ruined by them.

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      • Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes, yes. If you want to avoid being tracked by the government buy a Faraday bag. Thank you for the valuable information. I’m in awe.

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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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      • Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You know, we can talk about how batteries aren’t removable in most phones anymore, about whether or not the act of suddenly buying prepaid phones isn’t itself incriminating, any number of factors, but I really only replied to you because you were rude, not because I wanted to talk about it.

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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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