Wireless Emergency Message highlights insecurity of cell networks

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g-man
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Wireless Emergency Message highlights insecurity of cell networks

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So the .gov sent a wireless emergency message to every phone on every carrier in the country today. Regardless of whether or not you had "government alerts" turned on or off. Yeah, so how secure is all of this technology, exactly? I am being quite facetious, as I'm officially not allowed to comment on the extent of this issue... but I can sure as hell point out this 'open source' gaping security hole. It's stuff like this that makes me want to ditch all the digits and go live in a cave somewhere.
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Re: Wireless Emergency Message highlights insecurity of cell networks

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John Prine was a prophet.
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Re: Wireless Emergency Message highlights insecurity of cell networks

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Analog > digital
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