Some interesting bits (esp. in the comments) about spoofing GPS (which is what the Iranians claim to have done) and the (im)practicality of self-destruct mechanisms. #ddtb
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Schneier on Security: More on the Captured U.S. Drone
December 16, 2011. More on the Captured US Drone. There's a report that Iran hacked the drones' GPS systems: "The GPS navigation is the weakest point," the Iranian engineer told the …
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Has anyone wondered if the US purposely intended for the drone to be seized by Iran? Perhaps just to see what Iran would do with it, or to retrieve remote data with the drone? In other words, the drone is more or less a trojan horse that the Iranians believe they seized.
@Baove – I suppose it’s possible. It’s certainly a plausible fiction device. But I honestly don’t think the US intelligence/military are smart enough to do that.