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Re:ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone su... by 0x0aff374668 on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @08:24PM (#21768528)
Interestingly, at DefCon last year, a presentation was talking about how in Africa there are interposer SIM shims that slip over the top of the simcard and provide additional functionality. Citation needed, but I was impressed they could fit a small MCU in such a thin form factor!
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Re:ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone su... by blotter_paper on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @10:16PM (#21768984)
Oooh, I like that idea. I've seen those used to bypass carrier locks, but never considered the possibility of restricting write access with one.
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