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0 pointsubernostrum8y ago0 comments

So far as I'm aware, ADS-B wasn't designed to be private. In fact, something of the opposite -- ADS-B was meant (in part) to provide notice of your presence to other aircraft in the vicinity.

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comboy8y ago· 2 in thread

I think he means lack of any authentication. Messages could be signed by the aircraft, by they aren't.

You can buy hackrf below $200 and transmit them yourself. If you feel like breaking the law that is.

dom08y ago

In Germany you can get up to ten years for doing that.

comboy8y ago

I definitely do not advocate doing at. It's just that Mallory usually doesn't care about the law, so security should be based on something more.

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