1996-02-01 - Re: encrypted cellphones

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From: Eric Blossom <eb@comsec.com>
To: stewarts@ix.netcom.com
Message Hash: 63a9c3bd3245e0e4fa2ba934d40d8e2272a5e0246fa8c36cd157f01368ecab2e
Message ID: <199602010122.RAA19810@comsec.com>
Reply To: <199601310810.AAA00261@ix10.ix.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-02-01 02:54:33 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 10:54:33 +0800

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From: Eric Blossom <eb@comsec.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 10:54:33 +0800
To: stewarts@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Re: encrypted cellphones
In-Reply-To: <199601310810.AAA00261@ix10.ix.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <199602010122.RAA19810@comsec.com>
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> Cellphones, of course, can only (usefully) use encryption if the
> cellular service provider uses it (i.e. if the end that's listening
> to your radio transmission can decode it :-)  American cell-phone 
> providers don't.  The GSM phones used in much of the world have encryption,
> but it's apparently not very strong.

Don't forget the more attractive option: End-to-end.  Why leave the
plaintext available for the cellular provider?

Eric

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• 1996-01-31 (Wed, 31 Jan 1996 22:40:27 +0800) - Re: encrypted cellphones - Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
  • 1996-01-31 (Thu, 1 Feb 1996 00:25:52 +0800) - Re: encrypted cellphones - Jyri Kaljundi <jk@digit.ee>
    • 1996-01-31 (Thu, 1 Feb 1996 00:57:39 +0800) - Re: encrypted cellphones - Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <rishab@best.com>
    • 1996-02-01 (Thu, 1 Feb 1996 10:11:18 +0800) - Re: encrypted cellphones - “Dave Emery” <die@pig.die.com>
  • 1996-02-01 (Thu, 1 Feb 1996 10:54:33 +0800) - Re: encrypted cellphones - Eric Blossom <eb@comsec.com>