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0 pointsistingray4y ago0 comments

Do tell, how do you plan your clandestine operations?

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zwayhowder4y ago· 3 in thread

By using the classics of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histiaeus#Ionian_revolt_(499-4...

Sure the bitrate is a bit slow and it's UDP only but our governments have proved over and over again that they can't learn from history.

thaumasiotes4y ago

> In 499 BC, he shaved the head of his most trusted slave, tattooed a message on his head, and then waited for his hair to grow back. The slave was then sent to Aristagoras, who was instructed to shave the slave's head again and read the message, which told him to revolt against the Persians.

Since this was a trusted slave, the tattoo seems unnecessary. The slave could just tell Aristagoras "Histiaeus says to revolt against the Persians".

Y_Y4y ago

The fact that the slave had been signed confirmed the authenticity to the recipient.

ddalex4y ago

There is trust and there is trust.

There was enough trust that the slave did not desert and that they were taking the message to the destination.

There was not enough trust that the slave would actually know the CONTENT of the message. As such the slave wouldn't even know to where to desert to :)

2Gkashmiri4y ago· 2 in thread

3 days ago i did this very thing. when the oppressive govt banned internet, i had to talk to someone outside india and then i dictated them some text. reddit keeps ip logs for 100 days so i had a dormant account for over a year. i asked the guy to log in, type that message and post.

that way the govt can demand from reddit that account ip but since the only ip available is from outside india, they cant do shit.

i was ready to dictate base64 image character by character but the internet blockade remained for only 2 days so yeah. there are plenty of ways

Saptarishi4y ago

You think nobody can tap phone records, when you called someone outside India?

Oppressive government?

2Gkashmiri4y ago

ah yes. unless they are actively listening in am i not safe enough as compared to DPI censorship and network analyzers mandated by the said oppressive government?

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YLYvYkHeB2NRNT4y ago· 1 in thread

All analogue.

akimball4y ago

ADC means analog is trivially made digital. Analog is not an effective firewall unless it is physically shrouded from all sensor networks.

gonzo414y ago

Do as terrorists and generals do.just use one mail account, never send mail, use the draft feature, and start everything as a discussion about an elaborate real world spy/crime novel.

AzzieElbab4y ago

I am betting on ravens

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