Think your cell phone is safe from tracking? Steve reveals how global networks let anyone pinpoint your location—no hacking required and no malware involved.
- Apple introduces a new Digital ID inside Wallet.
- Checkout.com refuses to pay a ransom demand.
- Google announces "Private AI Compute" in the cloud.
- Google backpedals on their "devs must register" demand.
- Win11 added a Passkeys API which 1Password & Bitwarden support.
- Russia tracks SIM card appearances to thwart drone usage.
- Google sues Chinese Phishing as a Service platform.
- Lots of interesting listener feedback.
- Global cellphone tracking is alive, well, malware free and a distressingly common commercial enterprise
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1052-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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