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3NUM
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🚨Telecommunications is unsafe, and it's time for a fix! The Salt Typhoon breach of the US mobile infrastructure from last year is a reminder of how fragile the system is. Let’s explore how 3NUM’s new Bourbon Protocol can revolutionize mobile communication. 🧵👇

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3NUM
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2/ The Internet was designed to be resilient—even if part of the network goes down, communication can continue. Yet, mobile communications (SMS & voice calls) are still using outdated systems that don't leverage the Internet like most other services today. 🤔

3NUM
@3num.co

3/ Here's the problem: Privacy and security depend on mobile carriers. When a mobile carrier has an outage, every customer is cut off from the world. You can’t text or make calls, leaving you stranded. When carriers have a breach your private conversations are exposed. 📵💥

3NUM
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4/ Why is mobile still stuck? It’s all about the SIM card. Your SIM tells the network tower that you’re a paying customer. For data, the SIM grants you access to the Internet. For voice and SMS, it still uses the insecure and outdated SS7 protocol. 😱 #SIMSwap #SS7

3NUM
@3num.co

5/ This makes mobile carriers a single point of failure for both Internet access and SMS/calls. If they go down—or worse, get hacked—you lose all ability to communicate, even if you’ve got access to free Wi-Fi at a Starbucks. ☕️🚫📞