Meldrik@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoPrivacy WIN! Apple & Android Unite for Secure Messagingpeertube.wtfexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down115
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minus-squareThe 8232 Project@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago Outside of the US nobody uses SMS or the built in text apps. Which is for the best, since SMS is insecure.
minus-squareN0x0n@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoA better example to show that SMS’ are insecure are the Signalling system 7 protocols. While it is possible to incerpte SMS, phone calls and 2FA (kinda scary…) it comes with a high cost (14k) and some technical skills. However, if you are a vulnerable target, just don’t use SMS or any smartphone. Geotracking is also possible !
Which is for the best, since SMS is insecure.
A better example to show that SMS’ are insecure are the Signalling system 7 protocols.
While it is possible to incerpte SMS, phone calls and 2FA (kinda scary…) it comes with a high cost (14k) and some technical skills.
However, if you are a vulnerable target, just don’t use SMS or any smartphone. Geotracking is also possible !