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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (9 children)

They only need to be 500 miles near you, if they pay for the good juicy 2G exploits 😉

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

A lot of countries have disabled their 2G networks (and 3G in some cases). I think 4G and 5G have a more secure signaling protocol than SS7?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, it does not matter if the country has no 2G. The thing is, that your phone is 2G compatible. They tell the phone something like “ehh, at this spot we have only 2G roaming” and phone is like “sure, let’s downgrade to 2G”

Profit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Ohhh I didn't consider that. Good point!

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