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I learned about it 2 years ago: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11002673/Chess-playing-economics-genius-arrested-EasyJet-bomb-hoax-says-sorry-moment-m

by neom 3y ago

I learned about it 2 years ago: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11002673/Chess-playing-economics-genius-arrested-EasyJet-bomb-hoax-says-sorry-moment-madness.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11002673/Chess-play... "The message was picked up by their mobiles on Gatwick airport's Wi-Fi servers and immediately triggered alarm bells with security because of the sensitive words used." I thought that was weird then and I still think it's weird now, either there is a pretty big problem or the daily mail is inaccurate. This whole article is lala land from a tech perspective and I'm quite curious about it.

ghaff 3y ago
From that article it seems like it's the kid who assumed it was the WiFi that caused the leak. 'But I was using the data on my phone and they were using the Wi-Fi at Gatwick and so the message was picked up by the security people.' As far as I know, it doesn't seem like anyone in the UK has said where they got the info from. And the Daily Mail may just be assuming the kid's right and is jumping to a conclusion.