How an obsessive recluse blew the lid off the secret technology authorities use to spy on cellphones

[flyDelight]

Interesting stuff to know about...

http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-daniel-rigmaiden-discovered-stingray-spying-technology-2015-6

I'm not related to this website

[KhunBENQ]

Oh wow!

So I belong to that well informed circle

This "IMSI catcher" technology is at least ten years old.

I worked in a company developing communication test equipment with focus on mobile networks (protocols) until 2005 (!).

And even in this time frame the Rohde & Schwarz IMSI catcher was a well known product.

A small group of coworkers had contact with a US intelligency agency how to complement this with the protocol test equipment.

The name of the agents they were discussing with was Peter, Paul and Mary

Hope I did not tell a secret.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSI-catcher

Sorry to say, but all these discoveries in the report are an old hat.

The R&S European patent mentioned in the WiKi article goes back to 2000 or 1999.

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=EP&NR=1051053&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP

And who needs such an effort in the post Snowden era?

Edited January 17, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[flyDelight]

LoL the guy should have called you then to save himselfs from years in prison.

[katana]

Interesting podcast. The guy in question, Daniel Rigmaiden, was caught via his AirCard back in late 2000.

[KhunBENQ]

Hardened criminals/terrorist don't use mobile phones.

At least not the same phone/SIM more than once.

But even the most evil fall victim to vanity and love delirium and get careless.

Just read the details how the #1 drug baron Guzman ("El Chapo") was pinched after his last escape.