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		wood_spirit 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Going Through Snowden Documents, Part 1 The Soviets planted listening devices in American embassy typewriters between October 1976 and January 1984 - by intercepting them in the mail! Really sophisticated devices: https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/bugs/selectric/

aschla 10 days ago | [–]

Wow, back in the 70s the bugs were only detectable by x-ray scan. Makes you wonder what kinds of things can be hidden in the ICs of today.

zewper 10 days ago | [–]

I love the internet. For all its drawbacks lately, deep down at its core, there are still hidden gems out there like this website. There goes my afternoon.

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