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China cracks down on "illegal" weather stations
« on: November 02, 2023, 09:43:08 AM »
Davis is pictured, but not mentioned by name.  I guess sending weather data to global sites is a "national security risk"....

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/china/china-crackdown-weather-stations-spying-intl-hnk/index.html
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Re: China cracks down on "illegal" weather stations
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2023, 10:45:44 AM »
But it's OK to send "Weather Balloons" around the globe.  :???:
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Re: China cracks down on "illegal" weather stations
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2023, 11:17:11 AM »
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