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by neoncontrails
1370 days ago
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There's reasons to be optimistic that the solution to preventing this type of attack (which is so troubling precisely because the difficulty of patching it is utterly colossal) might yet be around the corner. Band-aid mitigations, like programmable eSIMs and tethering one's phone to an online identity (as Google Fi does) have existed for a while now, neither of which is an ideal solution. I was surprised recently though by what sounds like credible speculation that Apple's next iPhone release may drop the SIM card slot completely. If true, I'm guessing that could be the Zugzwang that will force mainstream wireless carriers, notoriously allergic to investing in their own infrastructure, to finally make the needed upgrades to achieve a post-SIM card future — much in the same way, I'm hoping, that the elimination of the audio jack forced the adoption of Bluetooth on even the most viscerally reluctant consumer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29701887 |
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