Yeah good point. They may well just have used WhatsApp on a cheap burner smart phone. You can get brand new smart phones for less than a £100 now as well not the thousands these things cost.
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Yeah good point. They may well just have used WhatsApp on a cheap burner smart phone. You can get brand new smart phones for less than a £100 now as well not the thousands these things cost.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
I think the way that Encrochat phones were marketed alone would've made the cops absolutely desperate to get on those servers and see what was there. <Puts on Lhoyd Grossman voice>. Who would use a phone like this? Features | EncroChat
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Sounds good to me 
I wonder how long supply was disrupted for as a result of that whole police operation?
I'd guess a matter of hours.
The whole system is a nonsense. There has been a generation of Plod etc whose entire careers have been spent fighting the war on drugs. And by the time they retire there's more out there than when they started.
I'd guess a matter of hours.
The whole system is a nonsense. There has been a generation of Plod etc whose entire careers have been spent fighting the war on drugs. And by the time they retire there's more out there than when they started.
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
Yeah it's still on the All4 player, both episodes (not sure about outside uk)
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
Yeah. Pretty good too.
josef1878 2.0
Well-Known Member
Encro phones and clean phones are the same phone. The Encro part accessible with a code. That's why they were always 'close by'
AverageJoe
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Did not know that. Everyday is a lesson
josef1878 2.0
Well-Known Member
They also have different phone numbers to make them seem like different phones to the masts. The main 'benefit' of Encro is it had a kill button which would wipe the phone, unfortunately for them it doesn't delete pings to masts
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
There was another two parter back in January which was also part of season 9 and pretty interesting. I don’t think there’s been any more since the two cartel episodes though.
I’ve recently started watching them all from season 1. It’s pretty good background telly.
On Fire
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I don't think this is true, because according to Wikipedia, "The EncroChat service was available for handsets, whose GPS, camera and microphone functions were disabled by the company for privacy reasons."
EncroChat - Wikipedia
The GPS, camera, and microphone were physically removed from the handsets, according to Vice:
"Encrochat's phones are essentially modified Android devices, with some models using the "BQ Aquaris X2," an Android handset released in 2018 by a Spanish electronics company, according to the leaked documents. Encrochat took the base unit, installed its own encrypted messaging programs which route messages through the firm's own servers, and even physically removed the GPS, camera, and microphone functionality from the phone. Encrochat's phones also had a feature that would quickly wipe the device if the user entered a PIN, and ran two operating systems side-by-side. If a user wanted the device to appear innocuous, they booted into normal Android. If they wanted to return to their sensitive chats, they switched over to the Encrochat system. The company sold the phones on a subscription based model, costing thousands of dollars a year per device."
How Police Secretly Took Over a Global Phone Network for Organized Crime
Police monitored a hundred million encrypted messages sent through Encrochat, a network used by career criminals to discuss drug deals, murders, and extortion plots.
www.vice.com
josef1878 2.0
Well-Known Member
I don't think this is true, because according to Wikipedia, "The EncroChat service was available for handsets, whose GPS, camera and microphone functions were disabled by the company for privacy reasons."
EncroChat - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
"Encrochat's phones are essentially modified Android devices, with some models using the "BQ Aquaris X2," an Android handset released in 2018 by a Spanish electronics company, according to the leaked documents. Encrochat took the base unit, installed its own encrypted messaging programs. Encrochat's phones also had a feature that would quickly wipe the device if the user entered a PIN, and ran two operating systems side-by-side. If a user wanted the device to appear innocuous, they booted into normal Android. If they wanted to return to their sensitive chats, they switched over to the Encrochat system. "
How Police Secretly Took Over a Global Phone Network for Organized Crime
Police monitored a hundred million encrypted messages sent through Encrochat, a network used by career criminals to discuss drug deals, murders, and extortion plots.
josef1878 2.0
Well-Known Member
I've highlighted the relevant bits and reposted them. It's the same phone using two operating systems.
5t3IIa
Registered User
Yeah, I assumed this two parter was the start of a new series, but after some exhausting googling it turns out it’s part of series 9, where the first two parts were those in January, and there’s no more scheduled. Well, not currently scheduled weekly on c4 for 6 eps or whatever.
I suppose (?) it’s been challenging to get anything substantial filmed during 2020, so I’ll wait
AverageJoe
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Ooh. That was good
It was!
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
I got 15 minutes in then a mate phoned me, so I’ll have to watch the rest on catch up or get a torrent 
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Yup. A cracking first parter last night. Looking forward to seeing if there is a twist in the second part tonight. The convenient back flare up - and the manc cop reaction - was darkly hilarious. I suspect we’ll be learning more about that tonight...
Anju
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Hoping that she gave Earl her ex's address and that he went to check the place out or contacted someone and passed the details on so at least they can be done for conspiracy to commit murder.
It's also going to be interesting to see how she copes when her usual methods for getting / maintaining control fail to work.
It's also going to be interesting to see how she copes when her usual methods for getting / maintaining control fail to work.
She came across as an out and out narcissist. Everybody in her life is there to serve a purpose for her, if you can't than you are worthless to her. If she doesn't get her way she'll kick and scream until she does. Remind you of any toupee wearing US politician?
mystic pyjamas
Don't call us,we'll call you.
Earl....the stuff of nightmares.
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