How the US government built a top-secret iPod right under Steve Jobs’ nose

Posted by factordaily_ on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:48AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21374491/go-read-this-apple-us-government-secret-custom-ipod-david-shayer

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Re:How the US government built a top-secret iPod right under... by ergl on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:53AM (#24208752)

Original blog: https://tidbits.com/2020/08/17/the-case-of-the-top-secret-ip... and HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24188791

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Re:How the US government built a top-secret iPod right under... by scrps on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:43AM (#24211604)

Interestingly in William Gibson's novel Spook Country part of the plot involves the hand-off of several iPods to an ex-CIA agent throughout the book. Read it a while ago so I am not sure he ever elucidated what they contained.

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Re:How the US government built a top-secret iPod right under... by ViViDboarder on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:22AM (#24210636)

Was there been an FOIA request for background? Sounds interesting.

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Re:How the US government built a top-secret iPod right under... by aaron695 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @09:09AM (#24209970)

Stuxnet

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