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Verizon's VoLTE network is missing IPsec protection on SIP signaling, leaving users potentially exposed to call interception and spoofing. Verizon promised a fix, then said the requirements weren't actually mandatory, and went quiet. Full story: https://bit.ly/4f2Op05

Verizon VoLTE network found missing IPsec protections for SIP signaling

Verizon's VoLTE infrastructure lacks IPsec integrity protection on the IMS network, which is required by industry specifications.

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The Supreme Court upheld the FCC's fines against Verizon and AT&T for selling customer location data to third parties. The conduct happened nearly a decade ago. Enforcement just now finished. That's how long accountability takes in telecom. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3R8L6uR

Supreme Court upholds FCC’s fines against Verizon, AT&T

The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an 8-1 vote on Thursday. Chief Justice John Ro…

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Telcos run on 3% R&D, compared to tech companies' 16%. Telcos are just spectrum holding companies, collecting rent on that spectrum by outsourcing infrastructure to a fleet of vendors. Read the full piece: https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/the-techco-story-is-dead

The UK proposed new telecom security rules in response to Salt Typhoon. Carriers lobbied against them. Independent signaling detection, service account hardening, and more were all dropped or delayed Read the full story: https://therecord.media/uk-weakens-telecoms-defenses-after-industry-lobbying

UK weakens proposed telecoms defenses against Chinese hackers after industry pushback

Britain has weakened proposed cybersecurity protections for its telecoms networks that were developed in response to the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, after the companies responsible for implementi...

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In May, Verizon's CEO proposed moving beyond 4 customer segments to thousands. Some call this "segmentation." We call it “using your data to figure out the max you'll pay and charging you exactly that.” Read more: https://bit.ly/4vHvopK

Opinion: I’m afraid telco ‘segmentation’ is going to mean individual pricing

In May, Verizon’s new CEO Dan Schulman spoke at a MoffettNathanson conference, and one thing he said stunned me. | Telecom operators keep talking about segmentation, and it makes me wonder if they’re ...

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We've submitted opposing comments to the proposed FCC rule requiring an ID and address for every phone in the US. The goal of the rule is to stop spammers, but having carriers run an ID registry is not the solution. Read our comments: https://bit.ly/3R0Hv1Y

The Pentagon has confirmed adversaries are using commercially purchased location data to target US troops in the Middle East. Read the full story: https://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-knew-enemies-could-track-troops-phones-for-years-now-they-are/

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.

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AI chatbots are giving out people's real phone numbers on request. Cape's secondary numbers help keep your primary out of the data pools that feed these models. Read the full story: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers

AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers

People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.

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Mobile phishing has surpassed email as the top social engineering threat, with users 40% more likely to engage with a malicious link on mobile than via email. Read the full story: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/mobile-phishing-surpasses-email-cyber-threat-says-research/

Mobile Phishing surpasses Email Cyber Threat says Research

Mobile phishing surpasses email as a leading cyber threat, exposing users to increased risks through smartphones, messaging apps, and links.

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Privacy has always depended on friction in the time/effort it takes to connect scattered data points to a real person. LLMs may be eliminating that friction entirely. Read the full story: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135919/ai-surveillance-privacy-llms-bulk-data/

How LLMs could supercharge mass surveillance in the US

The technology could make commercially available bulk datasets even more of a privacy concern.

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Cape commissioned The Harris Poll to survey Americans on mobile privacy. The results show that despite a rise in secure comms channels, Americans still use phone calls/texts the most, without understanding the extent cell networks are vulnerable. Read the full findings → www.cape.co/blog/harris-...

Harris Poll: Americans Underestimate How Exposed Their Cell Phone Data Is - Cape

Cape commissioned Harris Poll to research and understand how Americans think about mobile privacy, what they believe they control, and where those beliefs diverge from how mobile network operate.

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Thank you to Founder Brew for featuring our CEO John Doyle alongside other veteran founders on the lessons military life brings to building a company. 🔗 Read the full piece: https://www.founderbrew.com/stories/startup-founders-veteran-military-lessons

Startup founders on the lessons they learned from military life

Veteran founders draw on military training to build companies rooted in structure, discipline, and speed.

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Cape CEO John Doyle joined Crossing the Valley to talk about building a privacy-first carrier from scratch, from our $5M seed that became $50M to go live, to how we're becoming America's answer to Huawei. Full episode: https://youtu.be/V8U4OE5l6Qw?si=lnJiyNGkT-o_eDiA

Ep. 84 - John Doyle, Cape

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Cape is honored to be named a winner of Fast Company's 2026 World Changing Ideas Awards! See the full writeup: https://www.fastcompany.com/91549081/cape-world-changing-ideas-2026

See what the ACLU, EFF, and Cape have to say about the FCC's new rule requiring telcos to collect government IDs for every phone line: www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to...

FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs

The FCC wants to legally force telecoms to collect new and renewing customers’ government issued identity number and physical address, impacting everyone from the privacy-conscious to domestic abuse s...

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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed SB 338 into law, making the state the third to ban the sale of precise geolocation data. The law takes effect July 1 and covers data that pinpoints a user within a 1,750-foot radius. 🔗 Full Story: https://bit.ly/4dJdyfA

Virginia Bans Sale of Geolocation Data

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SCOTUS heard arguments in Chatrie v. United States, a case over geofence warrants, which let police demand location data on every device in an area with no specific suspect. A outright ban is unlikely, but some limits may follow. Decision expected early summer. 🔗 Full story: https://nyti.ms/4nWncyE

Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects

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A Florida woman's phone went silent. Minutes later, someone had used her number to reset passwords and drain her accounts--a textbook SIM swap attack. 🔗 Read the full story: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/sim-swap-scam-drained-florida-womans-bank-account-minutes

SIM swap scam drained Florida woman's bank account in minutes

SIM swap scams let hackers steal your phone number and drain accounts in minutes. Learn how one woman was targeted and how to protect yourself.

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Google's reCAPTCHA now requires Play Services to pass verification, which means de-Googled phones like GrapheneOS fail by default. Choosing a privacy-first OS shouldn't mean getting locked out. These alternatives should be accommodated, not penalized. 🔗 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4urTtj3

Google's next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones

Google has introduced a Play Services requirement for passing its next-generation ReCAPTCHA system, which is bad news for de-Googled phones.

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EPIC audited 38 major data companies and found opt-out forms are deliberately built to fail. What if opt-out was the default? At Cape, it is. We don't collect your data to begin with. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4dI6b81

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.

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With ~$200 of hardware and a few silent calls, an attacker can confirm your location using standard 4G/5G protocol behavior. Cape's IMSI rotation shifts your paging timeslot regularly, cutting off tracking at the network level. Read the full post: https://bit.ly/4x33i9i

How IMSI Rotation Defends Against Paging Attacks - Cape

Paging is the background process that occurs when your phone listens for the network to reach out. It's invisible, automatic, and without proper protections, can be exploited.

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"Price lock" language is used by carriers to convince you to stay, but most price locks don't cover taxes, fees, and surcharges. At Cape, the price you see is the price you pay. We absorb all taxes and fees, so you know what you're paying each month. 🔗 Read the breakdown: https://bit.ly/4tZHauB

Your carrier's price lock may not lock your price

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Charter and Comcast made big promises to customers in 2025. Not all of them locked your actual bill.

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We're excited to announce our support for Surveillance Watch, who is mapping the global surveillance industry so the rest of us can understand it, and @kagi.com, a user-funded search platform with no ads or tracking, and free for Cape subscribers for 3 months. Read more: www.cape.co/blog/on-buil...

On Building a Better Stack - Cape

Cape is proud to announce our support for Surveillance Watch and Kagi, two projects whose works we deeply respect.

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