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Lone Arsonist Waged War on 5G Towers


Lone Arsonist
Waged War
on 5G Towers
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Lone Arsonist Waged War on 5G Towers

Texan was fueled by conspiracy theories, as Wired explains

(Newser) - A wave of cell tower fires swept through San Antonio in 2021 and 2022, and Wired takes a deep dive into the investigation that ultimately led to the arrest of a young arsonist fueled by internet conspiracy theories. Behind them was Sean Aaron Smith, a 27-year-old once indifferent to...

Meet Ohio's 'Frankenpines'
Meet Ohio's 'Frankenpines'

Meet Ohio's 'Frankenpines'

Cell towers go under cover, mocked gently

(Newser) - Efforts to turn two looming cell towers in Toledo, Ohio, into faux pine trees to help them blend in with their surroundings are getting mixed reviews from residents, reports the AP . Some residents in Springfield Township have derisively dubbed the towers "frankenpines," the Toledo Blade reports. Adding branches...

Mystery 'Interceptors' Capture Our Calls: Experts

And they don't appear to be NSA installations

(Newser) - Security experts have been spotting so-called "fake cellphone towers" of unknown origin that could be spying on us. The "interceptors," as they're called, trick our phones into thinking they're regular cell towers; then, according to VentureBeat , they can listen to our calls or pave the...

Cell Coverage Brings Deadly Risk for Tower Climbers
 Cell Coverage 
 Brings Deadly Risk 
 for Tower Climbers 

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Cell Coverage Brings Deadly Risk for Tower Climbers

50 workers died between 2003 and 2011

(Newser) - Next time someone is carping about spotty cell coverage, keep in mind this investigation by ProPublica and PBS' Frontline: Fifty tower climbers died in accidents between 2003 and 2011 as the industry raced to get everyone connected. A slew of factors contributes, from inadequate training, to shoddy equipment, to a...

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