throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHow risky is it for an American to import electronics from another country? Is customs gonna tamper with your stuff? (eg: a Fairphone 5... customs putting malware/keyloggers...)message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down112
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareHow risky is it for an American to import electronics from another country? Is customs gonna tamper with your stuff? (eg: a Fairphone 5... customs putting malware/keyloggers...)throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoThe NSA is already known to have tapped into the fiber optic lines at an AT&T datacenter back in the early 2000’s. That sort of tap would generate absolutely massive amounts of data. If they did something like that 20+ years ago then the volume & analysis isn’t the issue. It’s whether or not they decide they need to perform mass surveillance of mobile devices.
The NSA is already known to have tapped into the fiber optic lines at an AT&T datacenter back in the early 2000’s. That sort of tap would generate absolutely massive amounts of data.
If they did something like that 20+ years ago then the volume & analysis isn’t the issue. It’s whether or not they decide they need to perform mass surveillance of mobile devices.