This story caught our eye because we’ve experienced something very similar in Lahore. If you are in the Bedian, Mughalpura, Harbanspura or other areas close to the border with India, you will find that your GSM cell phone will pick up at least a couple of Indian cell phone networks! In particular, AirTel seems to be the one with the best chances of connecting. We experimented with a phone configured for global roam, and sure enough, AirTel actually works for both voice and GPRS data. Now, at least across the LoC, AirTel has decided to remove 10 cell phone towers to avoid this loophole.
Pretty interesting when seen within the conventional context of “Secure communications”. It is technically possible for someone to be in Pakistan when they are actually in India and vice versa. Moreover, any attempts to “introspect” voice or data communications done in this “over the border” manner will also not work. (more…)
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