I learned while doing some more research for my final draft of the fifth milestone that people used to be able to listen in on conversations during 1G. Due to the lack of encryption during the inception of mobile telecommunication, people could listen to discussions if they knew what frequency to listen to and if they were in range. It is wild to think about how big names in the game who were the first to adopt mobile communication could have fallen victim to people eavesdropping on critical and classified calls if they were unaware of the potential risks. Back then, mobile communication really was the Wild West.
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