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The principle behind their operation is reasonable, basically just regular old Van Eck phreaking.

However I thought the general consensus is that they do not actually do this, and that it is simply a rather useful myth.



> However I thought the general consensus is that they do not actually do this, and that it is simply a rather useful myth.

Agreed. I would guess the most economical thing to do is publish pictures of the van online and describe its features. Actually driving it around is probably not nearly as cost-effective.




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