UM, DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? See folks, this is why you have to READ and do research on a subject before you go popping off. Here are the real facts about most Mobile Operator SMS Platforms:
1. FACT – SMS messages are sent in the clear and are NOT encrypted unless the mobile users (on both end, use 3rd party software to perform encrypt/decrypt functionality). 2. FACT – Mobile Operator platforms DO NOT encrypt SMS messages by default unless an add-on is made to the platform to do it. 3. FACT – All Mobile Operators store SMS messages (some for as little as 3 days and as long as 10 days or more). That is why when someone sends you an SMS message on Tuesday and your phone was powered off until you powered it on on Friday, you are then able to get that message which was STORED (and in the clear to boot)! 4. FACT – Some SMS platforms come with built in search functionality especially since 9/11 (terrorist activity, law enforcement requests, etc.). Crontabs could also be run on older platforms. 5. FACT – I actually heard audio of the different Operators doing exactly what we are talking about.
So before you go rattling off a bunch of nonsense based on nothing, do some research first? And you sounded so convincing too. You my friend just got PWN’ED!!
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Frankenstein Black @ Oct 10th 2006 1:25PM
UM, DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? See folks, this is why you have to READ and do research on a subject before you go popping off. Here are the real facts about most Mobile Operator SMS Platforms:
1. FACT – SMS messages are sent in the clear and are NOT encrypted unless the mobile users (on both end, use 3rd party software to perform encrypt/decrypt functionality).
2. FACT – Mobile Operator platforms DO NOT encrypt SMS messages by default unless an add-on is made to the platform to do it.
3. FACT – All Mobile Operators store SMS messages (some for as little as 3 days and as long as 10 days or more). That is why when someone sends you an SMS message on Tuesday and your phone was powered off until you powered it on on Friday, you are then able to get that message which was STORED (and in the clear to boot)!
4. FACT – Some SMS platforms come with built in search functionality especially since 9/11 (terrorist activity, law enforcement requests, etc.). Crontabs could also be run on older platforms.
5. FACT – I actually heard audio of the different Operators doing exactly what we are talking about.
So before you go rattling off a bunch of nonsense based on nothing, do some research first? And you sounded so convincing too. You my friend just got PWN’ED!!