UTS Control Planes
Five domains you actually control in a UTS environment — and the decisions that govern what you emit.
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A collection of 45 issues
They Have Your Data. Here’s How They Track You with It
Someone can say where you were last Tuesday at 8:42 PM and who you were probably with. Not because they broke into your phone, but because your phone was doing exactly what it was built to do.
Accrescent - Play Store Replacement
Accrescent.app is a privacy and security-centric alternative Android app store that aims to offer a safer distribution model than mainstream platforms like Google Play.
Call Detail Records (CDRs)
Nobody has to listen to the call. The number dialed, the second it started, and the tower that carried it are enough to reconstruct where you were standing and who you keep coming back to.
Mobile Data Collection Pyramid
Three layers, and they are not equally hard to reach. The top one is bought from data brokers. The bottom one needs a warrant. Knowing which layer a given adversary can reach tells you what is actually worth defending.
Privacy Meets Security
The digital world has allowed us to connect globally while making geographic separation matter very little. This has changed the world and allowed for new and amazing opportunities.
UTS Expanded: Netflow and Logistics
Expanding UTS: An In-Depth Look at Net Flow and Logistics Vectors reveals the growing reach of UTS across global communications and commerce. It explores how Net Flow Surveillance and Supply Chain Monitoring expose vulnerabilities, impact privacy, and shape international stability.
The Five Vectors of UTS
Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance (UTS) collects and analyzes data across five vectors: Online, Electronic, Visual-Physical, Financial, and Travel. Each vector reveals patterns and vulnerabilities, posing risks to privacy and autonomy. Understanding these vectors is vital to mitigating threats.
The Privacy Line
Most people cannot say what they consider private until someone makes them write it down. Draw that line on paper first, and every later decision about what to share gets a lot less improvised.
Search and You: Navigating UTS, Privacy, and the Quest for Private Searching
Your search history is the most honest thing you produce, full of questions you would never ask a person. Here is what happens to those queries after you press enter, and what it takes to stop.