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It’s already a thing for dead drop data exchange. Has been for about 20 years now. First with ad-hoc WiFi networks.
by brk 3y ago
It’s already a thing for dead drop data exchange. Has been for about 20 years now. First with ad-hoc WiFi networks.
- hattmall 3y agoWay longer than that too. Transmitting encrypted data packets over radio waves was a thing during the cold war. Tune in to a certain frequency at a certain time, of course you must be in range too, record the packet then go back and decrypt it.
- bombcar 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station still exist and there’s basically nothing you can do to trace recipients.
- mdhb 3y agoA lot has changed since then but they had techniques to identify the listeners as early as the 50s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_RAFTER https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_RAFTER Having said that there isn’t really anything special about this particular technique of using numbers stations. It’s just a part of the same trick to pass along information via an open channel without having to give away what the message is about or who the intended audience is supposed to be. Taking out an ad in the classifieds section of a newspaper is ultimately the same trick just with a much lower bandwidth to transmit anything useful beyond a simple signal.