Re: Stop Sending Texts

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024, JAB wrote:

FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users---Stop Sending Texts
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Timing is everything. Just as Apple's adoption of RCS had seemed to
signal a return to text messaging versus the unstoppable growth of
WhatsApp, then along comes a surprising new hurdle to stop that in its
tracks. While messaging Android to Android or iPhone to iPhone is
secure, messaging from one to the other is not.
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In terms of what is known about the Salt Typhoon attacks thus far,
while the FBI official warned that widespread call and text metadata
was stolen in the attack, expansive call and text content was not. But
"the actors compromised private communications of a limited number of
individuals who are primarily involved in the government or political
activities. This would have contained call and text contents."
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/
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I would never do a private conversation or text messages over a
cellphone....stupid, stupid, & stupid.  In person only...
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This is the truth! I only send trivial things over sms. Serious stuff is in person or encrypted. On the other hand, I am fortunate enough not to have an entire state on my tracks, so probably a bit overkill on my side. ;)