Ability/Capacity of Wiretapping

Questions
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Hi Privacy Guides Community,

Is it possible for cellular service providers to tap on their subscribers conversations?

I mean straight from their headquarters somehow, without the involvement of the known methods like using an application/software installed on the target cellular telephone, or a physical device attached to a landline telephone?

Any ideas?

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Conversations over voice or SMS? Yes

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Aside from whatever they might already have in place, any attacker could listen in with access to the right infrastructure.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyu7NB7W6Y

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Okay, but is it actually impossible for voice calls? :thinking:

Thank you

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@jonah Okay, but is it actually impossible for voice calls? :thinking:

Thank you

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Traditional telephone calls should be end-to-end encrypted already. It should be the standard for telephone conversations, it’s something really disappointing that we can’t count on this yet. I wonder if it will be possible someday in the near future. :slightly_smiling_face:

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“Possible” and “going to happen” are different things. Especially with the current censorship efforts happening globally, I wouldn’t get my hopes up. Signal is great for E2EE calls - the hard part is just getting others to join you.

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@hashcatHitman I agree with you, under this global censorship happening right now and surveillance nightmare it’s hard to believe it’s going to happen. :frowning:

Thank you for your ideas :slightly_smiling_face:

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Happy to help. Good luck with your journey.