No, I'm talking about anyone with SS7 access basically has root on the whole network and can query for locations of any phone number anonymously... no audit trail, no access control.

https://youtu.be/xfWyU5iXJ3I?t=860

https://youtu.be/wVyu7NB7W6Y

right, that's how police and criminals do it, I am aware how it works, what I wonder is how do you fix it, replace the protocol? encrypt it?

Why when we have bandaids like ss7 firewalls.