Open phones for privacy/anonymity applications, Guardian

dan@geer.org dan@geer.org
Mon Dec 9 15:32:18 PST 2013


 > GSM firmware is still not open-source though (as that would make phone
 > not suitable for legal usage in USA)

I lightly consulted with an operator and all he/she could
offer was "Does Alexey mean the source to A5?" so I'll have
to ask what it is that cannot be legally used in the U.S.?
Anybody can implement and then open source any of the GSM
standards (other than the crypto) so far as I know.

--dan




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