• @jaybone@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    I thought this went further back to like ~98 and lawsuits around “export grade” encryption and the NSA was partnering with cell phone providers.

    • littleblue✨
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      41 year ago

      I remember that… Funny how you don’t really hear about that anymore. Hunh.

      • TWeaK
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        71 year ago

        That’s because they’ve relaxed on it a bunch. Also, the stuff they were pushing in the 90s really wasn’t secure.

        There was a Darknet Diaries episode that covered a lot of this, but I can’t remember which one.

    • @Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      Rumor Control: there are 5 levels of encryption on a digital GSM over air call. It’s pretty much bullet proof. But, you can trick the phone or like the NSA get the call straight from the switch.