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This Android toggle tells you when you’re connect to fake cell towers

The best defense against Stingrays...if your device supports it.
GizChina

2G Networks Are a Security Nightmare: How to Protect Yourself

While 4G and 5G technologies continue to grow and dominate the landscape, 2G networks are making headlines once again—not for their benefits, but for their significant security risks. Though 2G has ...
Android Police

Carriers have flatlined 2G networks to make room for new technologies

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This one trick stops scam texts in the Philippines

Android users in the Philippines can drastically reduce scam texts by disabling 2G in their phone settings (Settings > Mobile ...
Ars Technica

EFF praises Android’s new 2G kill switch, wants Apple to follow suit

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is celebrating Google's addition of a 2G kill switch to Android 12. The digital rights group has been campaigning against the dated, insecure 2G cellular standard ...