America's Privacy-First Mobile Carrierhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mujmlocqh32iCell-site simulators are seeing new adoption among US police. DC Metro PD, NYPD, and Texas State Police have all signed contracts with Israeli firm Cognyte in the past year. EFF has tracked 80+ departments using this tech nationwide. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4qXam4Y https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-surveillance-tech/02 Sep 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujmlocqh32ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mui476jj5u2jComcast's new Wi-Fi Motion feature turns newer Xfinity routers into home motion sensors. Enabling it means Comcast can share the data it generates with third parties, without notifying you, for law enforcement requests, subpoenas, or legal disputes. Full story: https://bit.ly/46wcXcy https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/01 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui476jj5u2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mu66446ab22aCape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social on why we joined the top tech infra providers in calling out the risk of legacy systems: “It was already failing us in telecom–critical infrastructure that’s been breached with serious consequences for everyone.” 🔗 Full article: https://cyberscoop.com/ai-cyber-defense-global-surge/28 Aug 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu66446ab22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mu3p5ea3v22aCape joins OpenAI and other tech infrastructure providers in calling for greater defense against AI attacks: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/technology/openai-letter-ai-attacks.html27 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3p5ea3v22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mtmtg7am4b2wOver the last year, we donated the 1st month of each Cape subscription by GrapheneOS users to GrapheneOS to help fund their independent development. To date, we've donated $89,790.19. Over the next year, we're donating $100,000 to GrapheneOS. Read more: https://bit.ly/4xU1nU7 https://www.cape.co/blog/cape-supports-grapheneos21 Aug 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmtg7am4b2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mthgzsjzot2xA Washington judge ruled T-Mobile violated the state's data breach notification law 722,000+ times, tied to its 2021 breach. The violation isn't the breach itself: the text notifications sent to affected customers didn't meet the state's legal requirements. Full story: https://bit.ly/4hB7DLP https://www.seattletimes.com/business/t-mobile-violated-wa-data-breach-notification-law-judge-rules/19 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthgzsjzot2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mtgjoz5f5x2fA security researcher walks through a real SIM swap attempt against their own account: the swap happened days before the follow-up call ever came, disguised as a routine customer service check-in. Only a passcode stood between the attacker and full takeover. 🔗 Full story: https://bit.ly/4wBMncD https://www.securityweek.com/when-identity-verification-fails-lessons-from-a-real-world-sim-swap-and-near-account-takeover/19 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjoz5f5x2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mtezhuak7v2hT-Mobile is expanding its T-Life customer profiles, pulling in device, network, app, and location data, some of it collected automatically at the account level even if you never open the app. Opting out means hunting through several separate settings. Read the full story: https://tek.io/4pp21Gk18 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtezhuak7v2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mtevq2obzi2wAn Israeli surveillance firm is selling $1M+ "spy vans" to US police departments. Built into ordinary-looking SUVs, they force every phone in range to connect to a fake tower and hand over location + device data. Read more: https://cybernews.com/privacy/us-police-israeli-spy-vans-falconet-cognyte/18 Aug 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtevq2obzi2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3msivarf7yc2wWe had Trail of Bits independently audit our Disappearing Call Logs feature, where our internal systems delete CDRs after 24hrs instead of the months-to-years telecoms usually keep them.07 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msivarf7yc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3msgrm4rtas2w#Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social sat down with Founders Explain The World to break down all the ways your phone is tracking you, and what you can actually do about it. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frS2cVSDb6A06 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrm4rtas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3msecmwd4o22rNew op-ed from our CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: The FCC's proposed rule for carriers enriches telecom databases with personal info that China has already been looking for. Read here: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/john-doyle-the-fccs-new-id-rule-is-a-gift-to-americas-adversaries/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ghost-autopost05 Aug 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msecmwd4o22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mrskxjir422gCape keeps your calls, texts, and mobile activity private. Now, we’re teaming up with @joindeleteme.bsky.social to help Cape subscribers erase what’s already out there. Cape subscribers get 40% off their first year of DeleteMe.29 Jul 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrskxjir422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mrpo2p2unk2gCape joins @eff.org, @accessnow.bsky.social, and other privacy/civil liberty orgs in a letter urging the FCC to reject mandatory ID collection for phone service. Universal KYC would harm survivors, whistleblowers & vulnerable Americans, not stop robocalls. Full letter: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/26110056731/128 Jul 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpo2p2unk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mr3rtl6dqn2xSignaling network attacks have been around over a decade, and the problem's still not fixed. Now it's being used to target US military personnel overseas. Full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rKuu5HikU20 Jul 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3rtl6dqn2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqunvqxn5522Cape just became the only U.S. mobile carrier with SOC 2 Type 2 certification across all 5 Trust Service Criteria, covering every customer, enterprise and consumer alike. Full report → https://www.cape.co/blog/soc-2-type-2-compliance17 Jul 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqunvqxn5522https://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqi2za2z5w2dMassachusetts voted to pass a new privacy rights bill that will ban selling precise geolocation data (applying to residents and visitors alike), require explicit consent for sensitive data, and gives new rights to access and delete personal data. Read the full story: https://tcrn.ch/3SI0Dm5 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data/12 Jul 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqi2za2z5w2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqhv7ant2n2vA whistleblower complaint filed in 2020 alleges IBM and AT&T covered up repeated breaches by China-nexus APT10, and disclosed none of it to the government. Read the full story: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/06/ex-ibm-exec-accuses-big-blue-and-att-of-covering-up-foreign-data-breaches/12 Jul 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhv7ant2n2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqfrneecwn2zVerizon's VoLTE network is missing IPsec protection on SIP signaling, leaving users potentially exposed to call interception and spoofing. Verizon promised a fix, then said the requirements weren't actually mandatory, and went quiet. Full story: https://bit.ly/4f2Op05 https://cyberinsider.com/verizon-volte-network-found-missing-ipsec-protections-for-sip-signaling/11 Jul 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfrneecwn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqfb7nz6yb2nThe Supreme Court upheld the FCC's fines against Verizon and AT&T for selling customer location data to third parties. The conduct happened nearly a decade ago. Enforcement just now finished. That's how long accountability takes in telecom. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3R8L6uR11 Jul 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfb7nz6yb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqdl6jixmt2cTelcos run on 3% R&D, compared to tech companies' 16%. Telcos are just spectrum holding companies, collecting rent on that spectrum by outsourcing infrastructure to a fleet of vendors. Read the full piece: https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/the-techco-story-is-dead11 Jul 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdl6jixmt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mqa7pzvder2hThe UK proposed new telecom security rules in response to Salt Typhoon. Carriers lobbied against them. Independent signaling detection, service account hardening, and more were all dropped or delayed Read the full story: https://therecord.media/uk-weakens-telecoms-defenses-after-industry-lobbying09 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa7pzvder2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mpmywtjkjw2lIn May, Verizon's CEO proposed moving beyond 4 customer segments to thousands. Some call this "segmentation." We call it “using your data to figure out the max you'll pay and charging you exactly that.” Read more: https://bit.ly/4vHvopK https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/opinion-im-afraid-telco-segmentation-going-mean-individual-pricing02 Jul 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmywtjkjw2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mpjxb5j3rn27We've submitted opposing comments to the proposed FCC rule requiring an ID and address for every phone in the US. The goal of the rule is to stop spammers, but having carriers run an ID registry is not the solution. Read our comments: https://bit.ly/3R0Hv1Y30 Jun 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjxb5j3rn27https://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mp4w4qogib2mThe Pentagon has confirmed adversaries are using commercially purchased location data to target US troops in the Middle East. Read the full story: https://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-knew-enemies-could-track-troops-phones-for-years-now-they-are/25 Jun 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4w4qogib2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mp3fq6mb2y2kAI chatbots are giving out people's real phone numbers on request. Cape's secondary numbers help keep your primary out of the data pools that feed these models. Read the full story: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers25 Jun 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3fq6mb2y2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3moy7g4s7c52qMobile phishing has surpassed email as the top social engineering threat, with users 40% more likely to engage with a malicious link on mobile than via email. Read the full story: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/mobile-phishing-surpasses-email-cyber-threat-says-research/23 Jun 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy7g4s7c52qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mow5awkckt2mPrivacy has always depended on friction in the time/effort it takes to connect scattered data points to a real person. LLMs may be eliminating that friction entirely. Read the full story: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135919/ai-surveillance-privacy-llms-bulk-data/23 Jun 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow5awkckt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cape.co/post/3mol55lflak2hCape commissioned The Harris Poll to survey Americans on mobile privacy. The results show that despite a rise in secure comms channels, Americans still use phone calls/texts the most, without understanding the extent cell networks are vulnerable. Read the full findings → https://www.cape.co/blog/harris-poll-americans-underestimate-how-exposed-they-are18 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:icpvjd2j2ek4vxa4g7wp2lsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol55lflak2h