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Secret Service Goes War Driving

Posted by michael on from the dirty-job-but-someone-has-to-do-it dept.

JSC writes "Looks like the Secret Service is taking a page from the WarDriving handbook. Your tax dollars at work includes springing for the Pringles can for the antenna."

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  1. grumpy old man rant about your tax dollars by capnjack41 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet they paid way too much for those Pringles cans (like their $400 hammers and $600 toilet seats).

    1. Re:grumpy old man rant about your tax dollars by toomz · · Score: 2, Funny

      More importantly, who got to eat the The People's Pringles. Some unscrupulous SS agent, no doubt.

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  2. So? by ConsumedByTV · · Score: 4, Funny

    I do it.
    Why should I care if the SS does it :)

    Right Kyle?

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  3. The article got this one right by kbroom · · Score: 4, Funny
    (...)These networks are becoming common in airports, universities, coffee houses, businesses, homes and even some public squares. But they are sold with no security measures (...)
    Actually, most vendors advertise WEP as a security mechanism for these wireless networks, but as we all know, it is pretty much useless. I wonder if the writers of the article wrote the above statement knowing this fact, or if they just got lucky.

  4. Personally im glad... by packeteer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im glad my tax dollars are going to someything like this. Not that they are war driving but they are using pringles cans. I mean i personally wouldn't spend my money on a nice antannea so why should the govt. spend my money on one. if a pringles can is good enough for me than its good enouh for the govt.

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  5. The FUD is working!!! by God!+Awful · · Score: 4, Funny

    A quasi-mainstream news source called warchalkers "independent security researchers." That's gotta be a first.

    -a

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  6. Re:Why is this coming from taxes? by moertle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now... I didn't read the *entire* article, but I would think that they would check for leaks in places like Congressional offices. God knows we don't want a leaked love letter from a secretary to a Congressman.

    I believe al-Quada has a secret lab developing their own pringle can antenna to war-camel-ride the D.C. area.

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  7. Tax dollars at work by EvilStein · · Score: 5, Funny

    *munch*munch*munch**munch*munch*munch**munch*munch *munch*

    "Hey Agent 423.. got any more Pringles?"

    *munch*munch*munch**munch*munch*munch**munch*mun ch *munch*

    "No, but I could sure use another Coke.."

    *munch*munch*munch**munch*munch*munch**munch*mun ch *munch*

  8. They aren't particularly original, either... by failrate · · Score: 3, Funny

    Once upon a time, the military-government-corporate-et cetera complex had ALL the cool toys. Now, they are ripping off tricks that are widely posted by juveline nerdophiles. Now, if the government could only figure out how to clone gold, we could get out of our national debt. Best they go to the nearest MUD forum and get a crack off of some script-kiddies.

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