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Cell Phone Interception At Def Con

Posted by Soulskill on from the can-i-hear-you-now dept.

ChrisPaget writes "I'm planning a pretty significant demonstration of GSM insecurity at Defcon next week, where I'll intercept and record cellular calls made by my attendees, live on-stage, no user-input required. As you can imagine, intercepting cellphones is a Very Big Deal in the eyes of the law; this blog post is an attempt to reassure everyone that their privacy is being taken seriously despite the nature of the demo. I'm not just making it up either — the EFF have helped significantly with the details."

2 of 95 comments (clear)

  1. First intercept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or so I hope.

  2. Why ask slashdot on legal advice. by jellomizer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hire a Lawyer.

    On slashdot you will often get the following.

    1. The over careful... Don't do it.
    2. If you get permissions you should be Ok
    3. Go ahead it is X fault for having it unsecured anyways.
    4. People who lie just to punish people who asks slashdot these questions
    5. Just get so many responses that you cannot make an informed decision. As usually the most authoritative post will win... However it may not be the right one.

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    If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.