On a sunny morning dozens of protesters reeling from the coronavirus pandemic gathered in Mexico City’s central square to demand financial support, while workers rushed by with their heads buried in their phones.
What could not be seen were the signals containing reems of personal data that researchers say may have been captured by a nearby “fake antenna” to monitor passersby without their knowledge.
More than 20 such surveillance devices were mapped in the capital’s public spaces by Fake Antena Detection Project (FADe), a research initiative from Chilean digital rights group South Lighthouse . . .
