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Glass Antenna Turns Windows Into 5G Base Stations - IEEE Spectrum (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 2 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Believe or not, still won't be getting the mythical 1gbps

What is the actual benefit of 5g besides draining phone battery faster than LTE?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

5G has some security improvements, making it harder to track and spoof people's phones. It also supposedly offers lower latencies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well, actually, 5G was weakened so they could still spy.

[–] raldone01 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Can you provide some sources that support this claim?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Weird, there was a huge hubub in german tech news at that time but now i only find hints and references, like how secret services were part of the boards, etc., while englisch terms search only spits garbage.

Well, here's about weaknesses in 5G, like downgrade & stingray attaks etc.

https://www.wired.com/story/5g-more-secure-4g-except-when-not/

https://www.wired.com/story/5g-network-stingray-surveillance-non-standalone/

https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/2858984/nsa-and-cisa-publish-third-installment-of-5g-cybersecurity-guidance/

https://www.a10networks.com/de/blog/gtp-remains-a-5g-security-threat-as-operators-transition-to-5g/

And (german) about the boards, that maybe end-to-end in 6G.

https://www.heise.de/news/Verschluesselung-in-5G-Das-Rennen-ist-verloren-4440605.html

edit: finally found some more direct hints (german)

https://www.gdata.de/blog/gea-1-verschluesselung-gprs-bewusst-geschwaecht?srsltid=AfmBOorem1tMLnbfR-07YchQk5h7RNeyMgw9rl6YerDBqmMk1MfFEQ4f

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