Forwarded from Pegasus NSO & other spyware
When You Roam, You’re Not Alone | Lawfare –
A fix is long overdue for one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks
We’ve all been there before: You’re traveling abroad, and as your plane lands and is taxiing to the gate, you reach for your phone, wait for it to connect to the local network, and then you are greeted with a text message: “Welcome abroad, you’re now roaming!” Beyond the exorbitant fees, few of us are likely to give the matter much thought.
However, hidden within this seemingly routine transaction lies one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks.
#Mobile #Network #Cellular #Roaming #Vulnerabilities
A fix is long overdue for one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks
We’ve all been there before: You’re traveling abroad, and as your plane lands and is taxiing to the gate, you reach for your phone, wait for it to connect to the local network, and then you are greeted with a text message: “Welcome abroad, you’re now roaming!” Beyond the exorbitant fees, few of us are likely to give the matter much thought.
However, hidden within this seemingly routine transaction lies one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks.
#Mobile #Network #Cellular #Roaming #Vulnerabilities
Furi Phone FLX1: Debian smartphone debuts • The Register
Furi Labs' FLX1 is a Debian-based smartphone with decent specs at a competitive price.
The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer
Furi Labs' FLX1 smartphone is much more current. It's an octa-core device with 128 GB of flash, 6 GB of RAM, a 50 MP camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery, and the company is asking $499 for it. It runs its own build of Debian "Trixie" – the future #Debian 13 – with #GNOME phosh on Wayland as the user interface. The Hong Kong-based company is working with a Chinese OEM to make sure that there are native Linux drivers for all the device's hardware.
#Mobile
Furi Labs' FLX1 is a Debian-based smartphone with decent specs at a competitive price.
The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer
Furi Labs' FLX1 smartphone is much more current. It's an octa-core device with 128 GB of flash, 6 GB of RAM, a 50 MP camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery, and the company is asking $499 for it. It runs its own build of Debian "Trixie" – the future #Debian 13 – with #GNOME phosh on Wayland as the user interface. The Hong Kong-based company is working with a Chinese OEM to make sure that there are native Linux drivers for all the device's hardware.
#Mobile