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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

US Mobile is the way to go.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Are we pretending that they are allowed to notify you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm on US Mobile

Now I just need to figure out how to get on a surveillance watchlist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Was this supposed to be a link?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cape looks dope. Anyone have experience with their service?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Agreed!

They gotta bring that price down though. Interested in their future.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Geez $100 USD/mo. Sure maybe if you are a super heavy user but that's rough.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

“While AT&T and Verizon only provide notice of surveillance of phone lines paid for by the Senate, T-Mobile has informed my staff that it will provide notice for Senators’ campaign or personal lines flagged as such by the [Senate Sergeant at Arms],” Wyden wrote. “Three other carriers — Google Fi Wireless, U.S. Mobile, and Cape — have policies of notifying all customers about government demands whenever they are allowed to do so. The latter two companies adopted these policies after outreach from my office.”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Google playing both sides.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Shocked AF that they are on the list at all since they buy their network time from T-Mobile.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Maybe Google Voice is factored in?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As expected. Would like to point out that they were the only ones from the listed carriers that notified all customers, prior to being asked by the Senator's office.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So, only MVNOs will notify you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Is that what those are called? All the big name carriers are in the NO column. I don't have experience with those others in the YES column.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Mobile Virtual Network Operators. They're only buying capacity on other operators' networks.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sounds less like "protecting your privacy" and more like "letting you know when the government is violating your privacy."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What exactly do you expect them to do other than notify you? They can't do anything against ESCHELON or Stellar Wind or MYSTIC or PRISM or or or or

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

of course but still what if we wouldn't spread false things. if they are not allowed to protect my privacy, we shouldn't (and neither should them) cqll it protecting our privacy, because that's simply false and misleading

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

OK, fair enough.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

A surveillance canary