Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:39:31 +0900
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Now showing on satellite TV: secret American spy photos;
Security lapse allows viewers to see sensitive operations Duncan Campbell, Thursday June 13, 2002, *The Guardian*
European satellite TV viewers can watch live broadcasts of peacekeeping and anti-terrorist operations being conducted by US spyplanes over the Balkans. Normally secret video links from the American spies-in-the-sky have a serious security problem - a problem that makes it easier for terrorists to tune in to live video of US intelligence activity than to get Disney cartoons or new-release movies. For more than six months live pictures from manned spy aircraft and drones have been broadcast through a satellite over Brazil. The satellite, Telstar 11, is a commercial TV relay. The US spyplane broadcasts are not encrypted, meaning that anyone in the region with a normal satellite TV receiver can watch surveillance operations as they happen. The satellite feeds have also been connected to the Internet, potentially allowing the missions to be watched from around the globe.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,736462,00.html
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