Privacy, what privacy?

Juan Mourep

Juan Mourep

Vital 1st Team Regular
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fake-mobile-phone-towers-operating-uk-051225081.html?vp=1#znNA2CV

Sky News has found evidence that rogue mobile phone towers, which can listen in on people's calls without their knowledge, are being operated in the UK.

IMSI catchers, also known as Stingrays, mimic mobile phone masts and trick phones into logging on.

The controversial surveillance technology is used by police agencies worldwide to target the communications of criminals.

However, Stingrays also collect the data of all other phones in the area, meaning innocent people's communications are spied on.

"With IMSI catchers, it's very difficult for them to be used in a targeted manner," Eric King, deputy director of Privacy International, told Sky News.

"In an urban space, thousands of people's mobile phones would be swept up in that dragnet. What they do with that data, we don't know.

"We know police have been using them for years, but this is the first time that it's been shown that they're being deployed in the UK," Mr King said.

Sky News used software made by GMSK Cryptophone, a German security company, to look for the tell-tale signs of Stingray activity.

Over three weeks, Sky News discovered more than 20 instances in London.





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If you have nothing to hide or worry about what's the problem?

In this day and age we need all we can use to try and be one step ahead of possible criminal but specially terrorist threats. Unfortunately we've been far too soft in letting vermin into the UK for far too long, so we have to live with the results.
 
If you have nothing to hide or worry about what's the problem?

In this day and age we need all we can use to try and be one step ahead of possible criminal but specially terrorist threats. Unfortunately we've been far too soft in letting vermin into the UK for far too long, so we have to live with the results.
 
Well the fecker listening on on my phone conversations will need the best codebreaker and translator money can buy to unlock my yamyam, good look to em on that one :139:
 
Pride of Lions - 12/6/2015 03:18

If you have nothing to hide or worry about what's the problem?
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Exactly the attitude that lets them get away with it.

Have you read 1984?


In this day and age we need all we can use to try and be one step ahead of possible criminal but specially terrorist threats
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Ahhhh the "manufactured" terrorist threat, what a load of cobblers. Fear mongering to allow laws of control to be passed without opposition from the brainwashed media led masses.


 
It's interesting that the greatest threat to the British government doesn't even know it's a threat.

It's like class warfare, it's happening but it so one sided people don't even know it's happening.
 
I get both sides of the argument here yes I understand invasion of privacy,police state etc. But also cant see MI6 spending much time on calls involving which player have we signed etc. With the amount of data involved
they are surely only going to be looking at key words or people. At the end of the day they arrested 2 people in Walsall only a week or so ago on suspected terrorist activities so I will go with keeping my kids and family safe at the moment,and if that means having personals pawed over fair enough but yes I understand the need too monitor the powers handed out and HOW they are used . I am against the police using these powers for general crime in other words pinching the local knicker nicker.
 
Merlin dude great post/point and i am feeling the same tbh i sit thinking when hearing about local terrorists that makes me feel i am ok as you to have my conversations poured over for now also, but we do have to be careful as Juan dude says this is how it starts and them at the top will end up abusing the laws and pwoers of surveilance, we know that but my kids come first and there is defo some plotting terrorist attacks who am getting locked up, so this reluctantly makes me say ''ok listen to my phone etc'' but the ba**ads will end up abusing this power i do agree
 
Damn right Jonah, you didn't serve and shed blood in two World wars, the Boer war and the Suez to allow this country of the free to become a police state, we appreciate the sacrifice you and your mates made on our behalf.

We'll never forget :35:





 
Juan Mourep - 12/6/2015 21:50


Damn right Jonah, you didn't serve and shed blood in two World wars, the Boer war and the Suez to allow this country of the free to become a police state, we appreciate the sacrifice you and your mates made on our behalf.

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Amen to that for our hero's like Jonah dude, wow we got a Vital hero and i never knew :30: :7:
 
Jonah - 15/6/2015 12:58


I don't like to talk about it Clive.



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Well, my lips are sealed but I will say that had it not been for Jonah (ably assisted by Christopher Lee), well, WW2 might still be going on.....
 
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