Re: Cell Phones Security??

In article <94Nov21.08.1184@qualcomm.com>, you write: |> As one who will be shopping for a cell phone in the next week, what should |> I look for in terms of security? What features are available in phones on |> the market....if any? Basically, there is *no* security whatsoever in cellular phones, at least with the current analog FM technology. If you want privacy, you'll have to provide it yourself on an end-to-end basis. Not only does this require that the party on the other end to have a secure phone, but it greatly reduces reliability since most dialup modems don't perform very well over cellular radio paths. Phil