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logicziller
on Sept 17, 2024
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Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in ...
Why were they even using pagers? Aren't all messages in cleartext?
atdt
on Sept 18, 2024
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POCSAG is an ideal for broadcasting low-sensitivity push notifications, like "report to your local commanding officer by 15:00 today". These messages don't need encryption, just a reliable way to reach militants without revealing their location.
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