The Secret System Behind Every Call You Make Is About to Change Hands

Posted by clumsysmurf on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:57PM
from the hackingbutlegal.com dept.

https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/the-secret-system-behind-every-call

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Re:The Secret System Behind Every Call You Make Is About to ... by theviat on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:09AM (#42074267)

Every phone call I make huh? Sneaky FBI, handling all these calls in Africa.

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Re:The Secret System Behind Every Call You Make Is About to ... by eesmith on Thursday November 07, 2024 @04:11AM (#42075009)

Who makes the software for the telephone exchanges in your country?

Does it include the backdoors which have been legally required in the US since the 1990s?

The article mentions this is a consequences of Ericsson's corrupt conduct in Djibouti - a bribe to get a telecom contract. How sure are you about the telecom contracts in your country, or the possibility of any behind-the-scenes information sharing agreements?

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