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Has China Wiretapped 20,000 Hong Kong Cars?

42 points by razzaj 15y ago

razzaj 15y ago
The device looks a bit low tech though...
- natnat 15y ago
  Have you seen the GPS bugs that the U.S. government uses? They look they're from the 70s.
  - razzaj 15y ago
    lol nope. cant say i have had the honor (horor) of being introduced to one.
    - bh42222 15y ago
      Make a silly joke in a reddit comment and you might get that honor. (You might also have to be an Arab-American student.) -EDIT- I'm being down-voted for some reason: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/10/08/fbi.tracks.student.wired/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/10/08/fbi.tr...
est 15y ago
> 「車載卡」外形及大小與電子手帳相若，以雙面膠紙牢牢黏在車廂內的車頭玻璃上，儀器背部螺絲位更蓋上保護貼，防止有人私下拆開儀器。 Yeah, a card without any power sources is likely to transmit audio up to 20 km (~12 miles) away
- razzaj 15y ago
  I dont understand the chinese you pasted above. but on the pictures included in the article the battery pack is quite visible.
  - ximeng 15y ago
    「車載卡」外形及大小與電子手帳相若，以雙面膠紙牢牢黏在車廂內的車頭玻璃上，儀器背部螺絲位更蓋上保護貼，防止有人私下拆開儀器。 Something like "The 'car card' is about the same size and appearance as a PDA (?), it's tightly stuck to the inside of the front car window with double-sided tape, the screw holes in the back of the device are covered with protective stickers to prevent people secretly opening it.". Doesn't address the power issue at all as far as I can tell.
    - razzaj 15y ago
      Look closely at the pictures. You see the blue pack? with 3 cylindrical shaped things inside? this is a battery pack.
      - ximeng 15y ago
        I think you're replying to the wrong person, I just translated the Chinese. I agree with you, and think the Chinese quote doesn't speak to the power issue.
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- razzaj 15y ago
  Mostly True. But still, hacking into your phone is one thing. And forcing you put a government sponsored bugged "car card" in your vehicle is another thing.
  - mathly 15y ago
    That backdoor I mentioned? Yep, that's the government. Forgot to mention the GPS too...
riams 15y ago
Wow, this is going to be big news if true. However, I lost a little faith in the article once Epoch Times was mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times#Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times#Criticism

42 points by razzaj 15y ago

razzaj 15y ago

The device looks a bit low tech though...

natnat 15y ago
Have you seen the GPS bugs that the U.S. government uses? They look they're from the 70s.
- razzaj 15y ago
  lol nope. cant say i have had the honor (horor) of being introduced to one.
  - bh42222 15y ago
    Make a silly joke in a reddit comment and you might get that honor. (You might also have to be an Arab-American student.) -EDIT- I'm being down-voted for some reason: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/10/08/fbi.tracks.student.wired/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/10/08/fbi.tr...

est 15y ago

> 「車載卡」外形及大小與電子手帳相若，以雙面膠紙牢牢黏在車廂內的車頭玻璃上，儀器背部螺絲位更蓋上保護貼，防止有人私下拆開儀器。 Yeah, a card without any power sources is likely to transmit audio up to 20 km (~12 miles) away

razzaj 15y ago
I dont understand the chinese you pasted above. but on the pictures included in the article the battery pack is quite visible.
- ximeng 15y ago
  「車載卡」外形及大小與電子手帳相若，以雙面膠紙牢牢黏在車廂內的車頭玻璃上，儀器背部螺絲位更蓋上保護貼，防止有人私下拆開儀器。 Something like "The 'car card' is about the same size and appearance as a PDA (?), it's tightly stuck to the inside of the front car window with double-sided tape, the screw holes in the back of the device are covered with protective stickers to prevent people secretly opening it.". Doesn't address the power issue at all as far as I can tell.
  - razzaj 15y ago
    Look closely at the pictures. You see the blue pack? with 3 cylindrical shaped things inside? this is a battery pack.
    - ximeng 15y ago
      I think you're replying to the wrong person, I just translated the Chinese. I agree with you, and think the Chinese quote doesn't speak to the power issue.

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razzaj 15y ago
Mostly True. But still, hacking into your phone is one thing. And forcing you put a government sponsored bugged "car card" in your vehicle is another thing.
- mathly 15y ago
  That backdoor I mentioned? Yep, that's the government. Forgot to mention the GPS too...

riams 15y ago

Wow, this is going to be big news if true. However, I lost a little faith in the article once Epoch Times was mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times#Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times#Criticism