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Hi List,<br>
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Mobile phones aren't something I do a whole lot of work on so maybe
my ignorance of this issue is telling here. A friend pointed me at
this:
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<a href="http://click-fraud-fun.blogspot.com/">http://click-fraud-fun.blogspot.com/</a>
(look at the July 16th post first) and I was kind of surprised.
Essentially for some US carriers when you visit a website via your
3g/4g connection your phone number can be leaked via a web request,
in some cases it is leaked via internal telco proxy credentials that
are passed past the last proxy.* The blog notes that this issue has
come up before and provides some background links.<br>
<br>
By watching the development of Silica and STALKER for the past few
years Mark and AlexI have basically convinced me that 802.11
wireless is the devil. So I keep it permanently disabled on my
phone. Now it seems that if I leave a snarky comment on a site I got
to using my phone I might get a phone call from the site owner. If
we can't be jerks to each other anonymously on the internet then
what's the point?<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
-AlexM<br>
<br>
<br>
[*] If you're looking for a test to see if you're awake this Friday
try saying "passed past the last proxy" 5 times fast.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Alex McGeorge
Immunity Inc.
1130 Washington Avenue 8th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
P: 786.220.0600</pre>
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