Good morning In another life, I was a Signals Intelligence Operator/analyst. I've talked about this a little before, but it's time for a thread about what that means If you went to, or go to, protests, this article is about you:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/homeland-security-portland/ …
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Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) Retweeted Just A Cuck To The Left
Read this excellent thread by @betacuck4lyfe for a more succinct version of what this means for you:https://twitter.com/betacuck4lyfe/status/1308270018874888192?s=19 …
Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) added,
Just A Cuck To The Left @BetasGamma1 You may have heard recently of phone surveillance tech being used against protestors (and anyone who happens to be ANYWHERE NEAR what the Feds *declare* to be a protest.) This thread's material comes from some Signals Intelligence experts, & these're their thoughts, not mine.Show this thread1 reply 29 retweets 92 likesShow this thread -
Ok. Now let's talk about what I know I did SIGINT from 2005-2010, which means all my knowledge is 10 years out of date. But I know the kind of information a phone can give and the way analysts use it
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So you’d be able to answer the question of if the federal government has the ability to turn on phones remotely, and listen to the microphone the phone has?
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This is not something I have direct hands-on experience with but yes, they can do that
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