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Couldn't an agent just use a satellite phone? I thought they were worldwide.
by felipemnoa 15y ago
Couldn't an agent just use a satellite phone? I thought they were worldwide.
- jdietrich 15y agoSatphones draw attention in much of the world. It's hard to pretend to be an ordinary peasant when you're carrying a device that costs the equivalent of two year's wages. When the US and Afghan authorities are detaining people for possessing a digital watch[1], a satphone is a total liability. WiFi-enabled smartphones are ubiquitous and dirt cheap - used shanzhai handsets cost just a few dollars. A smartphone's firmware is the ideal place to hide crypto. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F91W http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F91W