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A comment on 100 Years Ago, a Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Phone Lines (2014).

Re:100 Years Ago, a Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5... by widforss on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:44AM (#20667694)
The central switch near this tower was the subject of mass surveillance during WWII. They basically employed a massive amount of women who were just listening in on phone calls trying to find criminal activity and national security concerns.

Source: W. Agrell, Vem kan man lita på?, ISBN 9789175452395

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Re:100 Years Ago, a Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5... by qrbLPHiKpiux on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:47AM (#20667705)
Just like room 641A, Folsum St, San Francisco.

Fascinating how technology changes but humans don't.

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