Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Micro-Review "ATT Home-Advanced" System Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 14:42:05 +0200 Lines: 112 Message-ID: References: <1197vte$aj7i$2@dont-email.me> <119aerl$148vi$1@dont-email.me> <119ah4s$14n5b$3@dont-email.me> <119d6m9$24b8p$5@dont-email.me> <6ac0c839$0$31881$426a74cc@news.free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net mhcZ4CkfxlrJ7mv5WuAM/QhOsegrqFCN06PiuL/8+5pyKoWBSv Cancel-Lock: sha1:LwmzZwT9kyaLdTYOm1ZlKOajLsw= sha256:XmuZnQ/hnyIFz9Ao6FD5LWBoi3yuqn+G254/nEtHjN4= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:92935 On 2026-10-05 08:31, c186282 wrote: > On 10/4/26 06:57, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> On 2026-10-04 05:28, c186282 wrote: >>> On 10/3/26 07:22, Carlos E. R. wrote: >>>> On 2026-10-03 11:17, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote: >>>>> Le 03-10-2026, Charlie Gibbs a écrit : >>>>>> On 2026-10-03, c186282 wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.foxnews.com/tech/android-malware-steal-pin-bank-logins >>>>>> >>>>>> They missed my favourite preventive step: Don't use a smartphone. >>>>> >>>>> It's not always an option. In China, if you want to buy anything, you >>>>> need a smartphone. In France, you can avoid a smartphone, but you will >>>>> avoid a lot of things which require a smartphone. And it looks like it >>>>> will become more and more mandatory. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Certainly. Can hardly use a bank without one. Many things need >>>> getting a code in the smartphone, like for instance the house alarm. >>> >>>    Don't install that kind of house alarm. >> >> All use similar systems, or are crap. > >   Build your own ... if you have the >   electronics skills. I have, but the law states that an alarm system must be controlled 24/7 by some organization that can forward alarms to the police. > A damned Arduino >   Uno with a relay shield or so can >   make a really good alarm system with >   very little code. A Pi-3 with a couple >   of add-on boards, even better AND can >   be networked. > >> Here an alarm system that just sounds is basically forbidden. They >> must actively warn the user or the police, via phone or something, and >> must disable the sound automatically. Can not hound the siren all >> night till someone comes. > >   EZ code ... > >> Must be remotely controlled. > >   Is that a Big Brother LAW, or just something >   kinda useful ? If a LAW - DUMP yer current >   'leadership' immediately, they are NOT on >   your side, NOT sane. It is actually useful. I have suffered some shop alarm hounding in the deep of the night, non stop. The police came, had a hard time shutting it off. Happened more than once to the same shop. Might be an EU regulation about it. > >   Oh wait, UK ? No sanity EVER there :-) > >>>    Also, all phones should have a positive OFF >>>    switch - cuts them off 100% - no sneaky >>>    spying or pinging or secret mic activation. >> >> I'm certain that my phone when off is actually off. > >   Don't be so SURE. > I am. >   Most cells are never REALLY off ... the GPS unit >   keeps recording, 'pings' are still done. The >   only fix is to pull the battery (which I've done >   on occasion). Easier with flips than 'smart'phones. >   There's always the aluminum/Mu foil BAG trick too. > Nope. The GPS system uses significant battery. There are *some* phones that keep a tracking system while off, but it is based on low power bluetooth. It is a well known system, and the phone docs reports this as a feature. *NOT hidden*. Drop the aluminium foil hat. >   I'm proposing a very solid OFF switch, disconnects >   everything but the charger circuit - maybe EVEN >   the charger in some cases. "NO" should mean "NO". > > https://www.amazon.com/MuMETAL-Magnetic-Shielding-Thick-Sheet/dp/ > B017ABFDP8/ Keep Amazon links short. > > https://www.amazon.com/TitanRF-Faraday-Tape-High-Shielding-Conductive/ > dp/B07DVSTP9V/ > >   We've allowed a Big Brother world "for convenience". >   Past time to UN-do a lot of that. All yer info WILL >   be used for evil someday - by yer main people OR by >   the people who steal their data. > -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.