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		IncreasePosts 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling ... How are these poor people even getting internet? North Koreans can't just hop on the web. Maybe if they live near the border with China they can use antennas to get onto someone Chinese persons wifi network?

netsharc 9 months ago | [–]

Indeed, it would be very implausible that a civilian North Korean would be able to accomplish all of: having the hardware, be able to get on a Chinese WiFi, and then have the education to be able to apply to IT jobs...

throwaway48476 9 months ago | [–]

They have offices with attached dormitories in China that they work out of.

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