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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by mickael-kerjean on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @12:12PM (#17083530)
If all that is claim in here isn't conspiracy, how can it stay a secret? Isn't it the reason wikileaks was created in the first place?
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by com2kid on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:45PM (#17087074)
It isn't a conspiracy, it is just unnoticed, I'd argue due to news fatigue.

Heck, it has a hompage. https://www.trustonic.com/solutions/trustonic-secured-platfo...

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by Filligree on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @01:54PM (#17084696)
How is it a secret? We're talking about it right now.
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by Romanulus on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:46AM (#17088793)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5FRPfGiC8
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by godelski on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @04:56PM (#17086415)
I think the issue is that most people end up just thinking "so what? What can they do with it?" and only think "I'm not doing anything wrong" (hate that phrase and origin). The consequences of this type of thing may be apparent to tech people, but not most of the public.
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