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From what I understand the 3G/4G uses a different mechanism for authenticating the mobile and the tower (AKA). As such, having the encryption key, will not make it possible for a bad actor to connect to the tower and listen on the conversations, because the data encryption key is different from the shared key used for mutual authentication.

Now, while this is true, I believe that a bad actor can still listen to the radio transmissions passively and decrypt those. But that is a lot harder than just plugging in to the tower and listening.

What a sensasionalist headline... The results of the study can only be achieved under a very controlled environment and even then they're not accurate. From a practical point of view this is irrelevant when there are other ways of getting a user location that are far more accurate and easy. But from an academic point of view I can see the interest.

Indeed it does, but IMHO it could do it more openly (i.e., provide easier access directly from the app itself).

That used to happen but I haven't experienced that in a while. Even before the introduction of multi usage virtual cards.

You are not alone. I can't decide if Apple is just oblivious to the fact that Messages has some serious issues, the issues are very deep and a small team is developing it, or they just don't care.

I pretty much need to "try again" when sending any message, sometimes it sends without any issues, but most of the times just shows me the exclamation red icon, and I need to try again.. And then sometimes it goes, others it fails again.. And this can go on for 2 or 3 more tries. It actually worked better when it was launched than now.

"As an app developer, I sometimes think all the apps are already built." I feel exactly the same many times. A friend of mine has an app idea every 30 seconds (exaggeration), but it seems almost every idea he has is already built and if it isn't already built is because there are technical difficulties.. But you said it all, "(...) but there are still so many companies who don’t even have a decent website yet. Let’s help them.". Indeed this is true :) Good post :)

Now imagine if they had the Americafuckyeah patent system...