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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data (www.wired.com)

submitted 4 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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

https://archive.md/QMvAI

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 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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 5 points 4 months ago

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

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.