Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range.

Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range.

  • @givesomefucksEnglish
    8•5 days ago

    It’s fucked that I legitimately don’t know if it’s more likely Republicans or Democrats spying on attendees.

    But it sounds like it was just some “pineapples” devices that insert themselves and capture data while transmitting to where it was supposed to go. Not some crazy new tech.

    I feel like it should be easy to catch by walking around and looking for a latency spike, but I doubt anyone is taking that precaution