Chinese Spy Balloon Used American Internet Service to Send Data to China While Transiting US

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The Chinese balloon that transited the United States earlier this year used an American internet service provider (ISP) to send short and periodic transmissions of data related to navigation and location back to China, news broadcasters NBC and CNN said, citing American intelligence agencies officials. Due to the connection established between the American ISP and the spy balloon, the US was able to track its location and gather information on the balloon as it transited the United States, the people mentioned above said. Who the ISP was is not yet found but it was earlier known that the spy balloon...