Flaw in Qualcomm modems enables backdoor for hackers to record your phone calls
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AlienKiss, 08 May 2021So what? If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't wo... morenot this brainless argument again
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- 08 May 2021
There it is,the nsa backdoor
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- Anonymous
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- 08 May 2021
AlienKiss, 08 May 2021So what? If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't wo... moreWhy don't you use your real name then? Do you have anything to hide?
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- Anonymous
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- 08 May 2021
Kingslayer, 08 May 2021When I first read that news a few years ago, I was sad that... moreDon't believe anything you read on the Internet.
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- Anonymous
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- 08 May 2021
AlienKiss, 08 May 2021So what? If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't wo... moreIf you think privacy is unimportant for you because you have nothing to hide, you might as well say free speech is unimportant for you because you have nothing useful to say.
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- 08 May 2021
Anonymous, 08 May 2021Soon all 2G & 3G network around the world will be shutd... moreWhen I first read that news a few years ago, I was sad that 2G and 3G would go away. But nothing in tech or in life can truly lasts forever. Analog TV and radio still does exist n some parts of the world though.
I'd kinda hate if 4G went away after 10 years too but I wouldn't be too affected by it. I upgrade my phone every 2 years. I rarely use a phone longer than that. And most phones I'll keep just for multimedia players. They're still plenty fast on Wi-Fi even 5 to 8 years later.
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AlienKiss, 08 May 2021So what? If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't wo... more4 years ago my uncle went through hell just because he's a "nobody" who got his identity and some assets stolen and used by an illegal alien who tried to enter the country under my uncle's identity and got caught, this illegal alien was deemed a national security threat so it was pretty serious.
All my uncle's assets got frozen, bank accounts, investments, you name it. He had to go through unimaginable lengths to straighten things out which took more that a year because everyone we talk to keeps telling us that because there's still an ongoing federal investigation that they couldn't do anything but comply, he almost lost his house just because all of his bank accounts were frozen and he couldn't pay his mortgage. The funny part is that he was banking with the same bank who he got his mortgage from so they definitely knew what was going on and why his account was frozen, well surprise surprise they didn't CARE! they said they still need his monthly payments.
Now he's a retired computer engineer who also worked in the fraud department of a prominent bank for 12 years before finally retiring, so he's not your average clueless old guy and yet he still fell victim to identity theft. why? it's all because of a security flaw in his home router that allowed these lowlife to eavesdrop on everything that goes through the network,
that includes e-mail, voice chat, fax and everything else that should've been secure and private.
Now do you think these human trash would've dared use his identity if my uncle was famous? No.
It's precisely because he's a "nobody" that he got targeted, and it makes it worse that the government, the banks and everyone else who we talked to didn't care that the ordeal was destroying his life. why? well most likely because he's a "nobody".
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MattyL, 08 May 2021Enter the person who "doesn't use a smartphone, o... moreSoon all 2G & 3G network around the world will be shutdown.
Old Nokia such as 3310 will not work anymore
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Anonymous, 08 May 2021Its a FEATURE not a flaw! Used by CIA/FBI or the US Army In... moreSo what? If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't worry..
Or do you? Should we call the feds on you? :))
Paranoia dominates these days, everyone thinks they are the most important person in the world. Newsflash : Nobody's even heard of you..
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- 08 May 2021
Hey at least the Exynos version is good for something
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- 08 May 2021
Enter the person who "doesn't use a smartphone, only use a Nokia from 1984"
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Anonymous, 08 May 2021Exynos > Snapdragon... Based on what? I think the OP here argues the RDNA2 architecture used in the upcoming Exynos chips from Samsung... No tests have been shown yet so it may be to early to celebrate? :S
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- 08 May 2021
Glad I use Kirin and Mediatek mostly tough I have a Blackberry, Windows phone and one Android with Qualcomm 710 so yeah this kinda suck...
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Anonymous, 08 May 2021Nah i take the slower cpu which is still good enough to use... moreExynos > Snapdragon... Based on what?
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beep bop boop, 07 May 2021you should be a stand up comedian, because that was a great jokeNah i take the slower cpu which is still good enough to use in current flagship smartphones and not get hacked ;) let the new AMD partnership come to fruition and we see how all the haters will want Exynos
You can get hacked for all I care but yeah still Exynos>Qualcomm
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AnonD-909757, 07 May 2021I wonder how many of those flaws are accidental backdoors v... moreAnother smart one, if you build something out of patriotism, why would you pay a lot of money to cyber security Companies so they can try all day to brake it or find flaws? And why would you then patch it? This days is hard to have logic when there are so many conspiracy's floating in your head, right? The fact of the matter is, if they want to spy on you, there are way less aggressive methods the State in power can do, from flying drones to tracking your device if you are a target. As for mass espionage if there really is an official one as you claim, to just go to your carrier and collect all sim cards codes would make a lot more sense. With the codes they will be able to track everything, what you say, what you do, where you are. So why would they bother forcing backdores in codes that can be changed from manufacturer to manufacturer, and even patched, that can come out and drag attention and law suits?
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Anonymous, 07 May 2021Every communication products like cell phone and Tablet has... moreAren't you the smartest one here!?
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- 08 May 2021
Its a FEATURE not a flaw! Used by CIA/FBI or the US Army Intelligence.