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"
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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...
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Popular flight tracker Flightradar24 removed from app stores in China
