[IP] Unencrypted drone video advantageous to the U.S. military, despite risks

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Bob Frankston <Bob19-0501@bobf.frankston.com>
Date: December 21, 2009 9:30:58 AM EST
To: "Prof. David J. J Farber" <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Unencrypted drone video advantageous to the U.S. military, despite risks

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/121809-drone-video-traffic-intentionally-unencrypted.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2009-12-21

 

The reason the U.S. military didn’t encrypt video streams from drone aircraft flying over war zones is that soldiers without security clearances needed access to the video, and if it were encrypted, anyone using it would require security clearance, a military security expert says.

 

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