(Crimean) SDR enthusiast arrested by Russian FSB for collecting ADSB data

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(Crimean) Ukrainian SDR enthusiast arrested by Russian FSB for collecting ADSB data!?

This is an automated Google translation by way of the RTL-SDR blog web site

WTF? Why don't they ask some Russian SDR fans. He did not commit any crime, as their own aircraft broadcast ADSB data. And its public information.

"Today it was reported about the arrest of a Crimean resident, either intending to transfer, or transferring military data abroad.

"The FSB has published footage of the arrest. The time on the laptop caught on the video during the search of housing 07:40 date 06/22/21. The laptop is turned on, the AIRSPY radio frequency scanning program is running, the laptop is in the dust - only traces of pressing some keys are visible, and the touchpad was not used. There are many icons in the room, books on radio engineering, a Ukrainian flag, aircraft models, several pennants "Tavria 1958", an ICOM IC-R6 radio, maps."

Looks like he's a geek, like zillions of Russians are too. Not a spy. I feel bad for him and his girlfriend or wife.

"The detainee transferred the information received to Ukraine on one basis, collected it on the other and intended to transfer it.

The court sent the man to the pre-trial detention center for 2 months. If his guilt is proven, then high treason "shines" and does not shine to see the will for 25 years.

According to an article on RadioFreeEurope, the man was detained as he was "collecting data on the flights of Russian military planes for Ukrainian intelligence".

I bet the data was going to an ADSB site like Flight Aware.com, or some similar service that lets people visualize it. Tens of thousands of people around the world do that. The Russians are just showing their cluelessness . They are not fooling anybody.

"It is unclear if the man was knowingly providing intelligence services, or is simply an aviation hobbyist caught up in politics. If anyone has more information about his story, please let us know in the comments".

UPDATE 29 June 2021: More information on the story at [url https://grani-ru-org.appspot.com/Politics/World/Europe/Ukraine/m.282043.html]this link[/url].