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U.S. using fake cellphone towers on planes to gather data: WSJ
Reuters ^ | November 13, 2014 | Reuters

Posted on 11/14/2014 4:22:00 AM PST by John W

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To: WayneS

Good thought......

Cessna 2014 = Piper cub of yore


21 posted on 11/14/2014 5:13:51 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: John W; WayneS

It is sometimes called a ‘pico-cell’. It is no bigger than a small computer. 6 inches by 8 inches or something like that. Airlines are starting to use them on aircraft so you can connect with your phone without bothering with all the wi-fi stuff. Your phone just see it as a tower that has a roaming agreement with your normal service provider. It is totally seamless.


22 posted on 11/14/2014 6:03:44 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: John W

The real bad thing, is that Apple products can’t have the battery removed.


23 posted on 11/14/2014 6:14:11 AM PST by southernmann
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To: WayneS

They can fly slow and no one ever notices them


24 posted on 11/14/2014 6:16:34 AM PST by southernmann
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To: southernmann

That was not my point. I am very familiar with the capabilities of small aircraft.

However, there are dozens of manufacturers besides Cessna who have produced small aircraft over the years. Cessna is a brand name, it is not a synonym for “small airplane”.

Unless all of the planes used in this spying operation are actually Cessna aircraft, then calling them “Cessnas” is tantamount to calling all tractor-trailer trucks “Macks”.


25 posted on 11/14/2014 6:25:54 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: John W
Well that explains this then...

Tech company finds mysterious fake cell towers in DC area

26 posted on 11/14/2014 6:44:26 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: southernmann
They can fly slow and no one ever notices them

Except for Henry Bowman. Henry Bowman notices them:


27 posted on 11/14/2014 6:45:41 AM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: John W

Does the FCC know of this? Do the cellular service providers know the government is wiretapping their networks, because that is what this is?


28 posted on 11/14/2014 7:00:41 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: WayneS

LOL!!


29 posted on 11/14/2014 7:26:09 AM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: Blueflag

I don’t think MAC addresses transmit.


30 posted on 11/14/2014 7:28:15 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: WayneS

LMAO!! You guys belong on the Friday Silliness thread!!!


31 posted on 11/14/2014 7:28:28 AM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: DCBryan1

There could be unintended consequences. ;)


32 posted on 11/14/2014 7:33:32 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: pepsionice

Smart enough or brave enough?


33 posted on 11/14/2014 7:48:18 AM PST by Sawdring
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To: WayneS

I have a friend that jokingly refers to every small plane as either a “Cessna”, or “Johnsonville Cloudhopper”. Every military jet is called a “Tankbuster”. It’s hilarious going to an airshow with him.


34 posted on 11/14/2014 8:28:00 PM PST by Rodamala
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