Newstweek - content manipulation
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- pizzafire
this is impressive. the device allows the manipulation of information transmitted over a wifi network. it's explained below better than i can explain it. one could have a lot of fun with this ... or manipulate the, already manipulated, news.
http://newstweek.com/2011-01-07-…
http://blogs.computerworld.com/1…
"What if you are reading the news and some startling and almost unbelievable headline caught your eye such as "U.S. wants Assange as head of Defense Department"? That would surely be something worth sharing on Facebook or tweeting about? But after you share it, people quickly reply to let you know the headline says no such thing. Yet you can clearly see that it does, so what gives? If you happened to be reading the news at a Wi-Fi hotspot, chances are that you've been had by Newstweek."
*a few months old now. not sure if this was posted before.
- pizzafire0
tl:dr? here's a video: