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Re:Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spyi... by frugalmail on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @07:58PM (#43348986)
I'm really curious then.

Why's the visible person holding the headphones tighter against his ear? What kind of sounds need to be processed by a human for sewer inspection?

To their benefit, if it was sus, they would have kept the door shut.

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Re:Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spyi... by themcaffee on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @08:41PM (#43349270)
Generally these are done in coordination with a sewer cleaning truck at the next manhole in the pipe. Very common for them to stay on the phone with each other
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Re:Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spyi... by frugalmail on Thursday March 13, 2025 @12:27AM (#43350391)
That makes sense that they would use higher quality headphones on a radio to collaborate. Thanks for the insight!
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Re:Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spyi... by kortilla on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @10:48PM (#43349941)
> Why's the visible person holding the headphones tighter against his ear?

“Hey boss, we just finished up the job. Everything is good here, what site do you want us to go to next?”

hangs up phone

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Re:Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spyi... by Kinrany on Thursday March 13, 2025 @06:49AM (#43352013)
Holding the headphones tighter is never suspicious
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