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joshcryer

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40. SS7 was put in place for intelligence agencies.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 09:00 PM

Oct 2018

They know that we can use it and they can use it. They just trust that for high level stuff we won't use it.

Remember when Obama wasn't allowed to keep his Blackberry?

Why is Trump allowed to run around with an iPhone that is trivially hacked?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/19/ss7-hack-explained-mobile-phone-vulnerability-snooping-texts-calls

https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/ss7-vulnerability-2018/

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**BREAKING** China hacked Trump's I Phone [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 OP

To the surprise of virtually no one gratuitous Oct 2018 #1

But her e-mails! Xolodno Oct 2018 #2

Beautiful point taken. FarPoint Oct 2018 #4

While back... Xolodno Oct 2018 #12

Absolutely! OMGWTF Oct 2018 #37

First thought that jumped into my head too. Squinch Oct 2018 #7

Tee hee! DinahMoeHum Oct 2018 #9

Problem is...WE ARE ALL hurt Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #27

Turns out the majority of calls/tweets coincide with tRumperor's bowel movements Blue Owl Oct 2018 #3

Surprised they had to. meadowlander Oct 2018 #5

Is a trump xi'an the same as a sacrilegious xian? erronis Oct 2018 #45

He was told not to use his personal IPhone meow2u3 Oct 2018 #6

Spying on him means spying on all of us. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #29

North Korea might be listening in too. lpbk2713 Oct 2018 #8

as well as a bunch of teenagers just for laughs. defacto7 Oct 2018 #39

Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #10

What a surprise...NOT! BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #11

Seize ALL RECORDS! Call Trey Gowdy back for a BENGHAZI-like series of investigations! VOX Oct 2018 #13

Just about to post this. Can you imagine sitting thru a Trump-Hannity conversation? underpants Oct 2018 #14

But Hillary's e-mails!1 UTUSN Oct 2018 #15

The chine$e manufacture ibones, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2018 #16

well hell, the Russians probably have a listening/recording device in the Oval Office anarch Oct 2018 #17

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #30

Russian spy: "Zis iz Verizhun. Can zhuo hear I now, Comrade Trumpskin?" ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #18

Looks like Hillary's server was way more secure... (nt) ehrnst Oct 2018 #19

Her server was never breached IIRC... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #23

Some easy payback for Russia helping him take the election and China investing 1/2 billion in a Trum keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #20

That sounds impeachable to me... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #21

Ironic, isn't it. Freak out over Hillary Clinton having a private server... TrollBuster9090 Oct 2018 #25

+1 This. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #32

Actually, I'd always assumed three or four NEWSPAPERS or news outlets were listening to TrollBuster9090 Oct 2018 #22

jfc..... TalenaGor Oct 2018 #24

Yet the media harassed Obama to no end about his blackberry BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #26

Dumbshit was warned not to use an usecured phone Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #28

I wouldn't put it past him Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #33

That's probably exactly why he kept doing it. NYC Liberal Oct 2018 #36

What a moron. zentrum Oct 2018 #31

he uses a russian designed encryption phone to talk to putin..... getagrip_already Oct 2018 #34

Crickets from the GOP benld74 Oct 2018 #35

His password is 12345. Initech Oct 2018 #38

SS7 was put in place for intelligence agencies. joshcryer Oct 2018 #40

Well, of course they did. dawg day Oct 2018 #41

I'll bet they have heard him say many times. spike jones Oct 2018 #42

Try to imagine this story being about any Democratic POTUS BadGimp Oct 2018 #43

Phone enid602 Oct 2018 #44

Kick ck4829 Oct 2018 #46

No one can take the Toddler's playthings away from him. libdem4life Oct 2018 #47