Bot-created websites

[Peter Flass]

I was just scanning the results of of a Google search, and there seem to
be a fair number of what look like pages of computer-generated text. It
_almost_ makes sense, but it’s just a random collection of words. Does
anyone know the purpose of these? It’s like a code the FSB (KGB) might use
to communicate with spies.

[Peter Flass]

Post by Peter Flass
I was just scanning the results of of a Google search, and there seem to
be a fair number of what look like pages of computer-generated text. It
_almost_ makes sense, but it’s just a random collection of words. Does
anyone know the purpose of these? It’s like a code the FSB (KGB) might use
to communicate with spies.

on second look they all seem to link to a “who’s calling me” page for
reverse phone lookup.

[Dennis Boone]

Post by Peter Flass
on second look they all seem to link to a “who’s calling me” page for
reverse phone lookup.

Reverse phone lookup pages like this are mostly scams placed by the spam
callers to obfuscate their origins. (There are a few legit ones, e.g.
Nomorobo.) If they contain lots of words to raise their page rank,
that's to make sure they come up in searches for phone numbers.

De

[a***@math.uni.wroc.pl]

Post by Peter Flass
I was just scanning the results of of a Google search, and there seem to
be a fair number of what look like pages of computer-generated text. It
_almost_ makes sense, but it?s just a random collection of words. Does
anyone know the purpose of these? It?s like a code the FSB (KGB) might use
to communicate with spies.

My guess is on "positioners". They are building pages that Google
indexer consider legitimate and plant links on them to boost
rating of their target pages.

[John Crane]

Post by Peter Flass
I was just scanning the results of of a Google search, and there seem to
be a fair number of what look like pages of computer-generated text. It
_almost_ makes sense, but it’s just a random collection of words. Does
anyone know the purpose of these? It’s like a code the FSB (KGB) might use
to communicate with spies.

If any reader is old enough, you call the 'numbers stations' that were
encountered on the HF radio bands. Some radio amateurs built HF
direction finding gear, and triangulated the positions of a few of
these. There were all coming from military bases in the US.

[Ahem A Rivet's Shot]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:08:13 -0500

Post by John Crane
If any reader is old enough, you call the 'numbers stations' that were
encountered on the HF radio bands. Some radio amateurs built HF
direction finding gear, and triangulated the positions of a few of
these. There were all coming from military bases in the US.

Many governments ran numbers stations not just the US military,
they were (and are) encrypted news channels for spies.

[John Levine]

Post by Ahem A Rivet's Shot
On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:08:13 -0500

Post by John Crane
If any reader is old enough, you call the 'numbers stations' that were
encountered on the HF radio bands. Some radio amateurs built HF
direction finding gear, and triangulated the positions of a few of
these. There were all coming from military bases in the US.

Many governments ran numbers stations not just the US military,
they were (and are) encrypted news channels for spies.

There are still a lot of them. This web site tells you more than you ever
wanted to know about them:

https://www.numbers-stations.com/

[m***@smaus.org]

Post by John Levine

Post by Ahem A Rivet's Shot
On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:08:13 -0500

Post by John Crane
If any reader is old enough, you call the 'numbers stations' that were
encountered on the HF radio bands. Some radio amateurs built HF
direction finding gear, and triangulated the positions of a few of
these. There were all coming from military bases in the US.

Many governments ran numbers stations not just the US military,
they were (and are) encrypted news channels for spies.

There are still a lot of them. This web site tells you more than you ever
https://www.numbers-stations.com/

Probably someone had the idea for them, and once the mney was allocated, forgot to stop it.