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0 pointsjedc16y ago0 comments

If they were first deployed in the 1990's, the technology was developed in the 1980's. Easily deployable software to grab the signals out of the air was probably outside the realm of what seemed possible then.

Why it hasn't been fixed since is shocking!

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stcredzero16y ago· 1 in thread

Reminds me of Brian Singer's documentary "Spin," which is no longer available on YouTube. It was made of raw Satellite feed going down to local news stations.

sunny_s16y ago

some of it is here http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/43.html

vidarh16y ago

Consumer satellite TV was around from the early 80's, and the struggle to scramble the signal in ways that people wouldn't get around to get free TV started promptly... They really had no excuse - while they might not expect some random guy with a little dish and a laptop, they should have been expecting hostile governments from easily having the capability.

blhack16y ago

I don't buy this.

Well, to be more accurate, I believe what you're saying, but I don't believe that it is a valid excuse.

Most of the functionality of these drones could be duplicated with nearly off-the-shelf hardware. (at least off-the-shelf for Boeing/Lockheed/General Dynamics/Raytheon/etc).

gaius16y ago

Easily deployable software to grab the signals out of the air was probably outside the realm of what seemed possible then

Not for the Russians it wasn't! Nor for the French, who will happily sell weapons to whoever wants them (as we Brits learnt in the Falklands War).

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