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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by hwertz on Saturday March 30, 2024 @02:47AM (#39872428)
Nope, I read The Register (UK based) and they've had scandals from celebrities having their confidential SMS messages leaked; SMS spoofing; I think they even have SIM cloning going on every now and then in UK and some European countries. (since The Register is a tech site, my recollection is some carriers took technical measures to prevent these issues while quite a few didn't.)

I don't think it's a thing that happens that often in UK etc.; but, it doesn't happen that frequently in the US either. It's just a thing that can potentially happen.

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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by throwaway2990 on Saturday March 30, 2024 @03:14AM (#39872568)
UK has plenty of other problems to solve first with identity thief.
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by croemer on Saturday March 30, 2024 @07:52AM (#39873969)
...where identity is proved by utility bills instead of government issued id
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by doubled112 on Saturday March 30, 2024 @08:12AM (#39874097)
How else do you prove you live some place?

“I pay the bills there” is barely better than nothing, though. We do this in Canada too. It is what I used for a driver’s license one renewal.

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