Spam seems to be it’s primary purpose. The “could take down the whole NYC cell phone network” is fear mongering. They wanted to make money in ethically bankrupt ways, and that’s all.
Wired has generally been better at journalism than a lot of more “official” outlets, and here we are again.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Spam seems to be it’s primary purpose. The “could take down the whole NYC cell phone network” is fear mongering. They wanted to make money in ethically bankrupt ways, and that’s all.
Wired has generally been better at journalism than a lot of more “official” outlets, and here we are again.