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> One popular use is to mount them on a drone, wait for it to detect a particular IMSI and then bomb the general area. That is the reality of the so called "pre
by iak8god 10y ago
> One popular use is to mount them on a drone, wait for it to detect a particular IMSI and then bomb the general area. That is the reality of the so called "precision strikes" in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Holy crap. Do you have a good source for that? I've somehow never heard this before.
- zkms 10y agoAFAICT the codename for the SIM-card-finding operation on drones is "GILGAMESH", here's a few things about it: See https://theintercept.com/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role/ https://theintercept.com/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role/ and https://theintercept.com/surveillance-catalogue/gilgamesh/ https://theintercept.com/surveillance-catalogue/gilgamesh/