Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data (www.wired.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to privacy@lemmy.ml on 14 Oct 05:14
https://lemmy.zip/post/50937679

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/50937678

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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 unencrypted.

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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 14 Oct 05:20 next collapse

Everything old is new again.

Reminds me of the documentary called Spin from 1995. It was built from behind-the-scenes footage captured from live satellite feeds from the 1992 Presidential election and the 1992 Rodney King LA riots.

threeganzi@sh.itjust.works on 14 Oct 13:38 next collapse

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Kallestar@lemmy.ml on 14 Oct 19:50 collapse

I just watched that for the first time a couple weeks ago. Very enlightening. The bits with Larry King were also completely insane. I would love to see the debate he moderated between Clinton and ‘Poppy’ Bush in an alternate timeline. That could have been pure chaos.

stupid_asshole69@hexbear.net on 14 Oct 17:48 collapse

Used to be you could buy time on aws’s satellite link and listen there too if you wanna spend less than 800 bucks in equipment.