The bandwidth has little effect on the encryption, this is a matter of CPU speed. There might be a slight difference, but as streams are deciphered, CPU is a factor, but once decrypted, the amount of data

Well - If you use the Anonabox TOR router through your phone, you have nothing to worry about. In one of my Kickstarter rewards, I'm offering a "Blue Anonabox" complete with Whistle thumb drive

How do I know I'm using this "markdown" feature?

I'm just trying to decide what picture I want to put in there.

everybody needs encrypted communication. Especially now that Trump is our leader.

I know about SDR, they are used in OpenBTS, an open source system used with Asterisk PBX systems. in 2013 Burning man, someone setup a cell phone tower for people to use SMS messaging, but with no SS7

You should ALWAYS assume they are listening to you. But your conversation and contacts can stay out of their reach when you use Encrypted apps like signal - By the way, Signal is a real huge "data

No problem!

Thanx, I'm honored.

Play it safe and download Signal, and you'll at least feel safe.

To a point, yes. Before cell phones were starting to get popular, getting access to the SS7 network required very expensive telco equipment. So somewhere along the lines, the telcos setup what I call Gateways,

There are ways to detect the use of StingRays by using a program written by SRLabs in Berlin called "Snoop Snitch", but it works on SOME but not on all Android phones, and works on a certain

The "gateway" into SS7 is just an IP and port, with little to no security, but the 4 German telecoms have figured out how to filter accesses from outside the network, and block it. It's like

Wait till you read my new book, but you better be vigilant. Because our initial run of the book will be to serve KickStarter donors. Once all the rewards are dealt out, a new run would print out more copies

That is right, it's the initial signup where Signal sends an SMS with a code. But, if that SMS is intercepted by a third party, Signal won't know that. Also, during that initial process (correct me if

Using WhatsApp is a good start. You can always assume you will be tracked, but are they? Good question, it all depends on how focused the NSA is in targeting you. I've heard stories where innocent people

Yea, I know, plus the links didn't come out like I wanted it... :-) I'll try and fix it tomorrow. Its like 1:30 am here in Vegas.

Thanx, I'll try and get the SS7 article posted soon. You guys are going to love it.