IIRC, it was announced at some point that US cell towers were compromised for several years (Salt Typhoon?) and it can’t be confirmed that state actors don’t still functionally own the infrastructure. This matters because the US for some fucking reason won’t let SMS die.
Can someone explain it to me the privacy hobbyist? Why is this a concern? What exactly am I missing out on?
IIRC, it was announced at some point that US cell towers were compromised for several years (Salt Typhoon?) and it can’t be confirmed that state actors don’t still functionally own the infrastructure. This matters because the US for some fucking reason won’t let SMS die.
We always rely on old technology. The us won’t invest money into anything until they have to. This goes for our government and the private sector
NSA compromised them all decades ago
Part of Salt Typhoon was abusing that access