Geolocation methods in mobile networks

Presented at 33C3 (2016), Dec. 27, 2016, 5:30 p.m. (30 minutes).

This talk presents the results of the technical analysis for the German Parliamentary Committee investigating the NSA spying scandal on geolocation methods in mobile networks. Which data are required to localize a mobile device? Which methods can be applied to accurately assess the geolocation? How can a single drone with a flight altitude of a few kilometers determine the position of a mobile device? Which role have mobile network operators in geolocation? In my talk I will provide solid answers to these and related questions.

Presenters:

• Erik
  Erik is a research associate and PhD student in the Security and Privacy research group at University of Hamburg. He holds an Master of Science in physics from the University of Rostock. He is an expert on surveillance techniques and contributed to a technical analysis for the German Parliamentary Committee investigating the NSA spying scandal on geolocation methods.

Links:

• https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2016/Fahrplan/events/7966.html

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