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RE: Security

Comment comment by VnutZ on 07 December 2005

With the proliferation of identity theft today, does registration really achieve anything? It really only keeps honest people honest. The type of criminals that are going to high profile targets will likely be techno savvy enough to incorporate the right types of counter-measures into their operations. How would I get around cell phone registration?

    • steal the phone (flat out easiest)
    • clone another user
    • fake identity during purchase (neighbor, harmless kid, dead person)
    • bribe someone inside
    • break into database and change registration record
    • buy the phone legitimately and report it stolen
    • use the phone for wireless data and speak through encrypted VoIP via computer
    • not use common carrier stuff for criminal communications!!!#
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