alt Hacker NewsWhat could be tracked from phones back then compared to now is completely different. Phones are basically only called "phones" for historical reasons.
What could be tracked from phones back then compared to now is completely different. Phones are basically only called "phones" for historical reasons.
So what? Some things are exceptionally hard to track now (like e2ee messages) that were trivial to track back then.
Every remote communication could only be had in the clear. Everyone was fine with that. Was the US in the 80s a surveillance state?