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Re:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech pro... by vorpalhex on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @11:00AM (#24919513)
A 2g or 3g module is <$100 and easy enough to hide without RF detection equipment. Plain radio is easier.

If the NSA has enough of an interest to be intercepting your packages, they're not going to shy away at adding in a transmitter or two of their own preference.

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Re:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech pro... by robin_reala on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @11:25AM (#24919821)
Quite considerably less. This one from Adafruit (hardly the cheapest supplier) is $30 and has GPS built in too: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2637
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Re:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech pro... by ReactiveJelly on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @08:36PM (#24925817)
And yet I have to buy a new phone because 3G is getting shut down.

I guess if I was the NSA I'd bring my own Stingray, but then you have to amortize in the cost of the van.

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