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where atmospheric absorption is not a problem, given that THz waves propagate only in air.
Could THz wave propagation be one of the reasons for conductive desiccants like aluminum in
chemical trails, given that both THz and millimeter waves experience less scattering loss from
particulates than optical wavelengths?
Towers mean cell phone receptivity and profits, but more importantly they mean
surveillance:

. . .the laws relating to information sharing and wiretapping specifically regulate companies that provide services to
the general public (such as AT&T and Verizon), but they do not cover the firms that provide services to the major
carriers or connect communications companies to one another. . .[Spooks] can simply go to the companies that own
and operate the wireless towers that the telecoms use for their networks and get accurate information on anyone using
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those towers—or go to other entities connecting the wireless network to the landline network.

The transmission of image and video intelligence (IMINT) is particularly onerous for
wireless, and there is no end to surveillance gewgaws that draw power from the wireless matrix.
Cell phones tethered to microwave towers are perfect tracking devices for interception and
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eavesdropping, with taxpayers once again paying for their own surveillance. Verizon
Wireless, the largest cellular carrier in the U.S., monitors its customers and sells the
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information. Then there are the “metasearch datamining” sensors. The Department of
Homeland Security’s Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) relies on “non-contact
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sensors.” Palantir software lives up to its name as “one that sees from afar” by vacuuming up
financial records, DNA samples, voice, video, maps, floor plans, HUMINT, etc., until a “profile”
emerges. Then there’s the Defense Intelligence Agency’s FICOR (foreign intelligence and
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counterintelligence operation records), and on it goes from there.
Law enforcement can now use Cellebrite UFED (mobile forensic cell phone analyzers)
during routine traffic stops and request that Apple or Google bypass a cell phone user’s
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passcode. Police officers can point the speech-jamming gun at you to listen with a directional
microphone and play back your voice frequency with a directional speaker (delayed auditory
feedback) to shut down your ability to speak. Or they can point the SMU100 laser at you to
dazzle and temporarily blind you up to five hundred meters.
The FBI’s CIPAV (computer and internet protocol address verifier) is illegal spyware on the
order of DCSNet (digital collection system network), the renamed Carnivore (1997–2005)
mentioned in Chapters 5 and 10. CIPAV is a point-and-click data gathering device able to
capture IP and MAC addresses, open ports running programs, operating system, default web
browser, last visited URL, and outbound emails with IP addresses. FBI wiretapping rooms have
access to the entire civilian Smart Grid infrastructure. A high-speed DS-3 (T-3) digital line gives
intelligence agencies and their contractors carte blanche when it comes to the carrier’s wireless
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To the military mind, 24/7 access to cell towers and phones are filed under C4 cyberwarfare.
Whether used in the foreign or domestic battlespace, smartphones on military or FBI
frequencies have become highly specialized and ubiquitous. They may be translators, field
manual dictionaries, or apps like the Blue Force Tracker that tell where friendly forces are, or
provide live video feed from drones and robots like Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology
Laboratories robot fitted with a laser to covertly map in 3D the environment it perceives:

The creation of robots that can hide from humans while spying on them brings autonomous spy machines one step
closer. The spy approaches the target building under cover of darkness, taking a zigzag path to avoid well-lit areas and
sentries. He selects a handy vantage point next to a dumpster, taking cover behind it when he hears the footsteps of an