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ascagnel_
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This wouldn't surprise me -- some stuff, even if it's older, is still in use because it works well. Numbers stations[0] are still a thing because they're (relatively) cheap to set up, reliable, and virtually impossible to trace the source.
elvecinodeabajo
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The great old engineering mantra: 'If it works, don't change it'.
ambicapter
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You forgot to link your citation.
Crespyl
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I'm not ascagnel_, but the Wikipedia page covers the topic pretty well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station
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