From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: znavko@disroot.org Subject: Why did those credit managers start to burn my phone after I visited bank? Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:33:10 +0000 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59566) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jIsfM-0000Yf-TS for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:33:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIsfL-0000rF-Fb for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:33:16 -0400 Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([178.21.23.139]:49744) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIsfK-0000h3-Px for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:33:15 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 262FB28EF9 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:33:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (disroot.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id GKo_TJbozA9X for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:33:11 +0200 (CEST) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix Hello, dear Guix hackers! I want to understand how they could get my phon= e number.=0A=0ALast week I've visited a bank and spent there an hour wait= ing they make a payment to custom.=0AI had Redmi Mi 9T smartphone in my h= ands, Android 10 QKQ 1.190825.002,=0AMIUI Global 11.0.4 Stable 11.0.4.0 (= QFJMIXM)=0A=0AWaiting in the bank, I uploaded one video on YouTube channe= l on which=0Amy phone is in the contacts.=0A4g connection was so slow tha= t I spent time waiting percent by percent of uploading.=0A=0AI use mobile= operator Beeline. In Russia I have no any operator I can believe,=0Abut = this is less problematic from all, cause its managers are not oligarchs.= =0A=0AAfter two hours I came back home I received two calls from differen= t=0Amoney credit companies=0A(just like "fast money", "take money and go = away that way")=0Aand one SMS from another company.=0A=0AAnd the next day= three calls more and two SMS with offers of money credit.=0A=0AThose wer= e robots autocallers.=0A=0AI'd never used that phone number where I've go= t calls, and never took credits,=0Anever gave that my phone number anywhe= re=0A(cause I usually use another phone number).=0A=0AThis case shows not= free software and not free hardware adds bothers.=0A=0AThis may be so:= =0A=0A1) They can track phones with Geo data (but I have switched off Geo= location)=0A2) They may invade bank workers phones with viruses that=0Ac= onnect with clients phones, get clients phone numbers and send this info.= =0A3) They may track mobile operator data (4g) from antennas=0A4) Also th= e same mobile operator may sell info which client locate near that=0Aante= nna near the bank=0A5) May be some of my applications does track me.=0A= =0AHow do you think?=0A=0ADo you use Telegram, Whatsapp?=0A=0AIs it comfo= rtable to use jami, tox chat?