Last month ago I blogged about security researcher Chris Roberts being detained by the FBI after tweeting about avionics security while on a United flight:. But to me, the fascinating part of this story is that a computer was monitoring the Twitter feed and understood the obscure references, alerted a person who figured out who wrote them, researched what flight he was on, and sent an FBI team to the Syracuse airport within a couple of hours. There's some serious surveillance going on. The link for this article located at Schneier on Security is no longer available. . Chris Roberts, an aviator and tech lover, stirred controversy by highlighting potential aircraft security flaws, prompting investigation by the FBI. Chris Roberts, Avionics Security, Cyber Surveillance, Threat Intelligence. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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