Cape Cellular
@capecellular.bsky.social
America's Privacy-First Mobile Carrier
🔓 Today is Data Privacy Day!
To see if anyone actually reads the fine print, Cape and @proton.me hid an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland inside our Privacy Policy.
Someone found it in just two weeks.
Read the full story: www.cape.co/blog/easter-...
To see if anyone actually reads the fine print, Cape and @proton.me hid an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland inside our Privacy Policy.
Someone found it in just two weeks.
Read the full story: www.cape.co/blog/easter-...
We Hid a Free Trip to Switzerland in Our Privacy Policy. Someone Found It in 2 Weeks. - Cape
At Cape, we believe privacy policies should be accessible and written in plain language. Together with our partners at Proton, we decided to hide an "Easter egg" inside our policy: a free round-trip g...
www.cape.co
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
🔓 Today is Data Privacy Day!
To see if anyone actually reads the fine print, Cape and @proton.me hid an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland inside our Privacy Policy.
Someone found it in just two weeks.
Read the full story: www.cape.co/blog/easter-...
To see if anyone actually reads the fine print, Cape and @proton.me hid an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland inside our Privacy Policy.
Someone found it in just two weeks.
Read the full story: www.cape.co/blog/easter-...
🚀 Cape's Beta is over. We're officially live, and bringing a new standard for mobile privacy.
🔗 Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/91481000/this-new-privacy-focused-phone-service-is-designed-to-keep-your-phone-from-getting-hacked
🔗 Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/91481000/this-new-privacy-focused-phone-service-is-designed-to-keep-your-phone-from-getting-hacked
This new privacy-focused phone service is designed to keep your phone from getting hacked
Cape, which offers a range of enhanced privacy and security measures, is now offering service across the United States.
www.fastcompany.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 PM
🚀 Cape's Beta is over. We're officially live, and bringing a new standard for mobile privacy.
🔗 Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/91481000/this-new-privacy-focused-phone-service-is-designed-to-keep-your-phone-from-getting-hacked
🔗 Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/91481000/this-new-privacy-focused-phone-service-is-designed-to-keep-your-phone-from-getting-hacked
🎉 Cape’s Open Beta is over!
We are now live for general availability, with several new features and updates, and a lot more coming soon. http://cape.co/blog/beta-is-over-cape-is-live
We are now live for general availability, with several new features and updates, and a lot more coming soon. http://cape.co/blog/beta-is-over-cape-is-live
Beta is Over. Cape is Live. - Cape
Cape Beta is over. Hear from Cape's Founder and CEO, John Doyle, about what's coming.
cape.co
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
🎉 Cape’s Open Beta is over!
We are now live for general availability, with several new features and updates, and a lot more coming soon. http://cape.co/blog/beta-is-over-cape-is-live
We are now live for general availability, with several new features and updates, and a lot more coming soon. http://cape.co/blog/beta-is-over-cape-is-live
We hid a free trip to Switzerland in our Privacy Policy to see if anyone was looking.
It only took two weeks for one sharp reader to win.
The full story: https://cybernews.com/privacy/cape-mobile-privacy-policy-easter-egg-switzerland-trip/
It only took two weeks for one sharp reader to win.
The full story: https://cybernews.com/privacy/cape-mobile-privacy-policy-easter-egg-switzerland-trip/
Mobile carrier hides Easter egg in privacy policy – reader wins Europe trip
A hidden “privacy Easter egg” inside Cape Mobile’s policy sent one reader on a free Switzerland trip, exposing how rarely consumers actually read the fine print.
cybernews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 AM
We hid a free trip to Switzerland in our Privacy Policy to see if anyone was looking.
It only took two weeks for one sharp reader to win.
The full story: https://cybernews.com/privacy/cape-mobile-privacy-policy-easter-egg-switzerland-trip/
It only took two weeks for one sharp reader to win.
The full story: https://cybernews.com/privacy/cape-mobile-privacy-policy-easter-egg-switzerland-trip/
"America’s enemies are real enough – our own red tape should not be one of them."
Read the full piece by Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/
Read the full piece by Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/
China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them?
Because America’s enemies are real enough – our own red tape should not be one of them.
federalnewsnetwork.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"America’s enemies are real enough – our own red tape should not be one of them."
Read the full piece by Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/
Read the full piece by Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/
Identifier Rotation feature is NOW LIVE for Cape users on select devices—appear as a new person on the network every 24 hours, disrupting tracking and profiling.
Update your Cape app, and check Experimental Features.
Read more about how it works here: cape.co/blog/product...
Update your Cape app, and check Experimental Features.
Read more about how it works here: cape.co/blog/product...
Product Feature: Identifier Rotation - Cape
Identifier Rotation is now live in the Cape app.
cape.co
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Identifier Rotation feature is NOW LIVE for Cape users on select devices—appear as a new person on the network every 24 hours, disrupting tracking and profiling.
Update your Cape app, and check Experimental Features.
Read more about how it works here: cape.co/blog/product...
Update your Cape app, and check Experimental Features.
Read more about how it works here: cape.co/blog/product...
FCC has officially voted to eliminate minimum telecom security standards implemented in response to the Salt Typhoon hacks.
Cape's secure network will still be here, with or without regulation.
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/
Cape's secure network will still be here, with or without regulation.
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/
FCC eliminates cybersecurity requirements for telecom companies
Commissioners sharply disagreed over whether the rules were appropriate and necessary.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
FCC has officially voted to eliminate minimum telecom security standards implemented in response to the Salt Typhoon hacks.
Cape's secure network will still be here, with or without regulation.
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/
Cape's secure network will still be here, with or without regulation.
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/
The hacker behind the massive 2020 SIM swap attack, which gained access to 130 accounts, including Obama, Bezos, Gates, etc. must repay $5.3 million in Bitcoin assets seized from the crime.
https://financefeeds.com/hacker-behind-obama-and-bezos-twitter-hack-ordered-to-repay-5-3m-in-bitcoin/
https://financefeeds.com/hacker-behind-obama-and-bezos-twitter-hack-ordered-to-repay-5-3m-in-bitcoin/
Hacker Behind Obama and Bezos Twitter Hack Ordered to Repay $5.3M in Bitcoin - FinanceFeeds
British authorities said Monday they are seeking to recover 42 bitcoin and other crypto assets tied to Joseph James O’Connor, the British hacker who stole
financefeeds.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The hacker behind the massive 2020 SIM swap attack, which gained access to 130 accounts, including Obama, Bezos, Gates, etc. must repay $5.3 million in Bitcoin assets seized from the crime.
https://financefeeds.com/hacker-behind-obama-and-bezos-twitter-hack-ordered-to-repay-5-3m-in-bitcoin/
https://financefeeds.com/hacker-behind-obama-and-bezos-twitter-hack-ordered-to-repay-5-3m-in-bitcoin/
A security flaw let researchers scrape data on 3.5 BILLION active WhatsApp accounts by bypassing rate limits and collecting public profile photos and "about" text, creating the largest phone number exposure ever recorded.
https://bit.ly/484Xwd6
https://bit.ly/484Xwd6
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A security flaw let researchers scrape data on 3.5 BILLION active WhatsApp accounts by bypassing rate limits and collecting public profile photos and "about" text, creating the largest phone number exposure ever recorded.
https://bit.ly/484Xwd6
https://bit.ly/484Xwd6
Must-watch video: US government spying is increasingly outsourced to the private sector (big tech/data brokers).
The good news? The private sector is also where innovators are building the next generation of privacy and security solutions to fight back
🔗 Full video here: https://bit.ly/4p4fC53
The good news? The private sector is also where innovators are building the next generation of privacy and security solutions to fight back
🔗 Full video here: https://bit.ly/4p4fC53
Has The U.S. Become A Surveillance State?
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November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Must-watch video: US government spying is increasingly outsourced to the private sector (big tech/data brokers).
The good news? The private sector is also where innovators are building the next generation of privacy and security solutions to fight back
🔗 Full video here: https://bit.ly/4p4fC53
The good news? The private sector is also where innovators are building the next generation of privacy and security solutions to fight back
🔗 Full video here: https://bit.ly/4p4fC53
Lighthouse Reports explains how the massive First Wap/Altamides surveillance operation happened: it hinged on exploiting the outdated SS7 telecom protocol to track thousands of individuals’ phones globally.
Read more: https://www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/surveillance-secrets-explainer/
Read more: https://www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/surveillance-secrets-explainer/
How First Wap Tracks Phones Around the World
From telecom protocols to a 1.5 million row dataset, here’s how we uncovered the reach and tactics of a mercenary phone-tracking company
www.lighthousereports.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Lighthouse Reports explains how the massive First Wap/Altamides surveillance operation happened: it hinged on exploiting the outdated SS7 telecom protocol to track thousands of individuals’ phones globally.
Read more: https://www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/surveillance-secrets-explainer/
Read more: https://www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/surveillance-secrets-explainer/
Lawmakers are demanding release of a 2022 CISA report on massive security flaws in US telecom, arguing that the delay undermines and prevents the adoption of security standards.
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/11/dem-lawmakers-renew-calls-release-delayed-telecom-security-report/409518/
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/11/dem-lawmakers-renew-calls-release-delayed-telecom-security-report/409518/
Dem lawmakers renew calls for release of delayed telecom security report
In a letter to DHS and ODNI, Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mark Warner of Virginia said the release of a 2022 report detailing cyber vulnerabilities in the U.S. telecommunications sector is “criticall...
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Lawmakers are demanding release of a 2022 CISA report on massive security flaws in US telecom, arguing that the delay undermines and prevents the adoption of security standards.
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/11/dem-lawmakers-renew-calls-release-delayed-telecom-security-report/409518/
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/11/dem-lawmakers-renew-calls-release-delayed-telecom-security-report/409518/
A Google Fi data breach allowed hackers to launch successful SIM swap attacks, bypass SMS-based 2FA, and hijack customer accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks
Google Fi, Google's U.S.-only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data breach at one of its primary network providers, with some ...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A Google Fi data breach allowed hackers to launch successful SIM swap attacks, bypass SMS-based 2FA, and hijack customer accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
Location data for top EU officials is reportedly for sale on the commercial data market, despite GDPR regulations.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds | TechCrunch
Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data...
techcrunch.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Location data for top EU officials is reportedly for sale on the commercial data market, despite GDPR regulations.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
WhatsApp is testing usernames, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone number, and giving users greater control over their personal data and reducing spam exposure.
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
WhatsApp's Username Feature Lets You Connect Without Sharing Your Number - Phandroid
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames in beta, letting users chat without phone numbers. Reserve yours now for better privacy and spam control.
phandroid.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WhatsApp is testing usernames, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone number, and giving users greater control over their personal data and reducing spam exposure.
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
In a major breach, details about phone-hacking firm Cellebrite's ability to unlock Google Pixel phones were leaked after someone snuck onto a private Microsoft Teams call.
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details
The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In a major breach, details about phone-hacking firm Cellebrite's ability to unlock Google Pixel phones were leaked after someone snuck onto a private Microsoft Teams call.
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
We're proud to support journalists, activists, and all those who contribute to a free society by offering them free #Cape service.
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Free and untraceable cell service offered to activists, journalists, domestic abuse victims
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Cape Mobile are offering free cell service to activists, journalists, and abuse victims to protect digital privacy rights.
cybernews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're proud to support journalists, activists, and all those who contribute to a free society by offering them free #Cape service.
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
#Cape is excited to launch our new program providing free secure cell service to journalists and activists at risk of digital surveillance.
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#Cape is excited to launch our new program providing free secure cell service to journalists and activists at risk of digital surveillance.
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
#Cape is proud to support @grapheneos.org, a secure, privacy-first mobile OS, by donating the entire first month of each Cape subscription by a GrapheneOS user to the GrapheneOS team.
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Cape
Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security. Talk, text, and live with the confidence that you’re protected.
www.cape.co
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Cape is proud to support @grapheneos.org, a secure, privacy-first mobile OS, by donating the entire first month of each Cape subscription by a GrapheneOS user to the GrapheneOS team.
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
🎉 Cape is honored to be recognized in the 2025 Military and Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards Program! #MAEInnovatorsAward
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🎉 Cape is honored to be recognized in the 2025 Military and Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards Program! #MAEInnovatorsAward
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
New research shows geostationary satellites transmit large amounts of unencrypted data, including calls, texts, corporate info, and military data, that can be intercepted with just $800 in gear.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New research shows geostationary satellites transmit large amounts of unencrypted data, including calls, texts, corporate info, and military data, that can be intercepted with just $800 in gear.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
A fake cell tower was used to surveil protesters at an ICE facility, tricking every phone in the area into connecting and handing over personal data.
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility
Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.
san.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A fake cell tower was used to surveil protesters at an ICE facility, tricking every phone in the area into connecting and handing over personal data.
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
ICE paid $825K for vehicles with fake cell towers to track phones. This tech tracks targets but also captures data from all innocent bystander phones nearby.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch
The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.
techcrunch.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ICE paid $825K for vehicles with fake cell towers to track phones. This tech tracks targets but also captures data from all innocent bystander phones nearby.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
In 2020, hackers stole $37M via SIM swap from a crypto trader using T-Mobile. New court docs show that hackers saw T-Mobile as an easy target, with fewer security guardrails and employees with less training and more access.
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
A court document T-Mobile didn't want customers to see has been made public
Hackers chose T-Mobile because it was an easy target.
www.phonearena.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In 2020, hackers stole $37M via SIM swap from a crypto trader using T-Mobile. New court docs show that hackers saw T-Mobile as an easy target, with fewer security guardrails and employees with less training and more access.
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
Yesterday, #Cape’s CEO @jdcape.bsky.social testified in Congress on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense related to adversarial access to sensitive information:
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
To receive testimony on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense personnel and operations from adversarial access to publicly available data coupled with advanced data analysis tools now ...
Meeting for Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on October 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
www.armed-services.senate.gov
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yesterday, #Cape’s CEO @jdcape.bsky.social testified in Congress on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense related to adversarial access to sensitive information:
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...