Pakistan Tried to Create 'World's Most Powerful Surveillance System' by Illegally Tapping Undersea Internet Cables

Pakistan Tried to Create 'World's Most Powerful Surveillance System' by Illegally Tapping Undersea Internet Cables ( ibtimes.co.in )

submitted 2015-07-27T09:11 by NotAnUndercoverCop

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Caboose_Calloway 2015-07-27T11:28

There are pictures

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jobes 2015-07-27T10:41

The US has already reportedly been doing this.

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NotAnUndercoverCop 2015-07-27T10:46

I've heard about the splitters the NSA put on AT&T's backbones. But, I didn't hear about them tapping the ocean lines.

I'm not one of those assholes who replies to posts with only the word, "Source?" But, do you have a source for this? I'm just curious and would like to read about it. I'm in no way attempting to be condescending like 99% of the people who reply with only, "Source?" implying what you've said is BS. Which I'm not.

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Caboose_Calloway 2015-07-27T11:23

There is at least one US submarine modified specifically for that task.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ivy_Bells

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jobes 2015-07-27T11:03

Some relevant articles (going to sleep so was quickly skimming)

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/before-prism-there-was-underwater-cable-tapping

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-creepy-long-standing-practice-of-undersea-cable-tapping/277855/

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NotAnUndercoverCop 2015-07-27T11:35

Thank you. :)

Get some sleep. ;)

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jobes 2015-07-27T10:54

Hmm I'll have to try to dig one up. I read about it a while back. I believe the context of the first time I saw the story was the US tapping lines in/out of Russia, then someone tipped off the Russians and they found and took the device before the US could reclaim it. I'll see if I can find it.