{"podcast":{"title":"Techlore Talks","slug":"techlore-talks-5778657","podcast_index_feed_id":5778657,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/techlore-talks","website_url":"https://techlore.tech/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EtJU_Zh2EV_MSXQb9MxmnTAzXvkMhAjkyzV3VBaLZx0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZGM4/Y2ZjYzk2NzdiNzQz/Njk4YTY1NGFmZThm/MzdjYi5qcGc.jpg","author":"Techlore, Inc.","episode_count":74,"summary":"Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom. From cybersecurity researchers and privacy tool developers to open-source advocates and digital rights activists—if they're shaping how we protect ourselves online, they're on this show. Topics include: privacy tools and technologies, cybersecurity threats and defenses, open-source software, surveillance and digital rights, encryption, tech policy, and digital sovereignty. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T20:17:35.345411+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657"},"episode":{"title":"Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)","slug":"telecom-insider-explains-what-your-carrier-actually-sees-cape-interview","published_at":"2026-03-29T01:58:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/telecom-insider-explains-what-your-carrier-actually-sees-cape-interview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/26e17777","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/26e17777/6f5d0536.mp3","summary":"Most people think turning off location services protects them from being tracked. It doesn't. In this interview, David Dunn from privacy-focused cellular provider Cape breaks down what carriers actually collect, how threats like IMSI catchers and SIM swaps work, and how Cape is building a mobile network specifically designed to minimize that exposure. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • Cape: https://www.cape.co • Cape + Proton collab: https://www.cape.co/cape-and-proton ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:01:01 WHAT CELLULAR CARRIERS SEE 00:02:50 THE CONCERNS 00:04:08 ABUSE OF DATA 00:05:28 LTT SIM SWAP ATTACK 00:06:33 PHONE CALL BEHIND-THE-SCENES 00:12:24 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION & GEOFENCING 00:15:32 LOCATION SERVICES 00:16:25 CALL DATA & SMS RECORDS 00:19:24 SMS VS. EMAIL SECURITY 00:20:23 SIM SWAPPING + IMSI CATCHERS 00:24:09 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION + GEOFENCING SOLUTIONS 00:26:38 CALL DATA RECORD + SMS SOLUTIONS 00:28:48 WI-FI CALLING 00:30:54 SS7 SIGNALING ATTACK PROTECTION 00:32:25 4G VS. 5G PRIVACY 00:36:34 USER AGENTS + CUSTOM ROMS 00:42:15 DEVICE PROTECTION 00:46:06 CAPE'S APPROACH 00:55:01 MOBILE CORE 00:59:18 CDR DELETION 01:00:06 IMSI ROTATION 01:00:52 OTHER USER CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS 01:04:05 PHONE NUMBER REPUTATION 01:05:29 ISSUES WITH PRIVACY TOOLS 01:08:22 OBSCURA 01:10:48 REGISTRATION 01:13:04 TRUST & VERIFICATION 01:15:37 COMPATIBILITY 01:17:33 AVAILABILITY 01:17:54 ROAMING 01:18:36 LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS 01:21:15 PALANTIR 01:23:25 PROTON PARTNERSHIP 01:25:05 WHO IS CAPE FOR? 01:26:43 TELL US SOMETHING SHOCKING 01:29:28 OUTRO 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★","meta_description":"Most people think turning off location services protects them from being tracked. It doesn't. In this interview, David Dunn from privacy-focused cellular…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/techlore-talks-5778657/episodes/telecom-insider-explains-what-your-carrier-actually-sees-cape-interview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/telecom-insider-explains-what-your-carrier-actually-sees-cape-interview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}