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Title: Popular flight tracker Flightradar24 removed from app stores in China Post by: HCK on November 13, 2021, 04:05:24 pm Popular flight tracker Flightradar24 removed from app stores in China
""From our investigation we found that these devices use encryption when they are transmitting and they cover a large amount of data, the purpose of which is exactly to prevent interception by cybersecurity authorities in different countries. This is very clear" What you need to know A popular flight tracker has been removed from app stores in China. Flightradar24 has been taken down because of concerns about national security. A popular flight tracker app has been taken down in China because of national security concerns. SCMP reports that Flightradar24 has been taken down following a state media report detailing national security concerns: On October 31, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported that regulators recently confiscated hundreds of so-called automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) devices, which are used by Flightradar24 and its peers to capture aviation data. Two days later, Flightradar24 was removed from app stores in China. The CCTV r... Source: Popular flight tracker Flightradar24 removed from app stores in China (https://www.imore.com/popular-flight-tracker-flightradar24-removed-app-stores-china) |