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Bryan Seely Intercepted Secret Service Calls via Google Maps

TEDx Talks · Talk · 18 min · 2015 · YouTube title: Wiretapping the Secret Service can be easy and fun | Bryan Seely | TEDxKirkland
Why it's here

Referenced as a concrete example of how weak Google Maps listing verification enables phone fraud and impersonation.

What it covers

Bryan Seely tells how he used fake Google Maps business listings to intercept phone calls meant for the Secret Service and FBI. He then turned himself in, and the talk explains the verification gaps that made it possible.