Think your cell phone is safe from tracking? Steve reveals how global networks let anyone pinpoint your location—no hacking required and no malware involved. Apple introduces a new Digital ID inside Wallet. Checkout.com refuses to pay a ransom demand. Google announces "Private AI Compute" in the cloud. Google backpedals on their "devs must register" demand. Win11 added a Passkeys API which 1Password & Bitwarden support. Russia tracks SIM card appearances to thwart drone usage. Google sues Chinese Phishing as a Service platform. Lots of interesting listener feedback. Global cellphone tracking is alive, well, malware free and a distressingly common commercial enterprise Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1052-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now . You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page . For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com , also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6 . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit bigid.com/securitynow veeam.com bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT
