News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages using a pop song.

Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by curiously on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @06:35PM (#8854065)
I wonder if anyone would've picked it up? You would have to listen to the song over and over. Then figure out morse code and what letter each signal represented.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by philwelch on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @06:47PM (#8854110)
If you know Morse code already it's probably something you can work out in real time in your head.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by gonzo on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @07:05PM (#8854206)
If you know Morse code already, you just hear it.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by anigbrowl on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @07:17PM (#8854253)
Soldiers learn Morse code as part of their training. It's still in widespread use, and required for any sort of advanced sailing license.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @10:52PM (#8854917)
Former Colombian soldier over here, at that time, only radio operators were trained in Morse code; regular soldiers would have a hard time to get the message.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by anigbrowl on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:50AM (#8855167)
Thanks for the interesting correction! I imagined it would be common for all soldiers as Morse can also be used to signal with a flashlight etc..
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by jacalata on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @11:24PM (#8854982)
What proportion of soldiers would have learned it?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:39PM (#8857590)
About one per squad (1/13)
[ Parent | on HN ]