Episode 399 • • 2:32:15 - 2:43:49
399: Hip-Check China
National Cell Phone Database and User Managed Access
The government and major carriers are creating a national database of cell phones, ostensibly to track stolen devices. The hosts argue this is actually a setup for "User Managed Access" (UMA), a protocol allowing carriers to act as middlemen for personal data. They warn that this system will allow phone companies to further monetize and control user information.