Pizza at the Pentagon: How a food delivery tracker may have predicted Israel's attack on Iran
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/pizza-at-the-pentagon-how-a-food-delivery-tracker-may-have-predicted-israels-attack-on-iran/2stofxtfg
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Hegar@fedia.io · 77 pts · 1y
Just some truly incredible analysis.
Pizza and gay bar traffic tipping the hand of global events is the cyberpunk dystopia I was hoping for.
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 1y
I never thought about it before, but why/how do some of the most secure places on the planet with some of the most important people in the States get delivery from a local Domino's? It seems like a MASSIVE risk to the people or buildings.
drbluefall@toast.ooo · 17 pts · 1y
It's one of those things that you don't think about until someone abuses that fact to for far more dangerous information.
cybervseas@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Very few local restaurants can produce a lot of "food" on short notice. Even fewer that you'll have a corporate/expense account already open with that makes billing nice and easy for your admin/accounts payable team.
Thassodar@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
They probably have an employee that is security cleared as well, and gets paid a little more for it.
Wxfisch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Not in my experience, clearances are really expensive (last I saw it was in the $5-6k range per initial clearance package, and about 2/3s that each reinvestigation). Most secure workplaces will have a lobby for receiving things like this where they will call either a central mailroom to deliver it or whomever ordered it to come grab it (especially if it still needs paid for).
Thassodar@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
You'd be surprised, I had a $13 an hour job for the government previously that required security clearance up to and including an investigator asking me questions about what I put on my application and 32 page long security form.
Wxfisch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, I am very familiar with the clearance process. Not saying lower wage jobs don't exist with clearances (I mean buildings need custodians and janitors, cafeteria workers, repro office workers, etc), just that I can't imagine Dominos requesting, getting sponsored, and then paying for a delivery driver to be cleared, it just isn't needed.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Trump has to order out mcdonalds like once a week id guess. Imagine what a pain in the ass it must be for that McDonalds to be security cleared on par with the white house chef
Wxfisch@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y
This is a fairly known way reporters track activities around DC. I recall a similar story about the raid on Bin Laden and food deliveries to the pentagon and White House.
JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
I was going to say the same. This is not new news. This was revealed decades ago as a way to predict big moves in the Pentagon. Hell, I would be surprised if there wasnt already a tracker website that email blasts upticks in pizza orders. And if there isn't, someone get on it.
tfowinder@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 1y
This has to be a joke lol!!
catloaf@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 1y
This is still happening? I thought they told everyone to start ordering other stuff like Chinese food when shit was going down.
jonne@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 1y
You can probably just track how much booze is being ordered to Hegseth's office.
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
they all probably got fired and replaced with 20 year old trust fund kids from spacex camp do no one knew about the pizza thing anymore!
KMAMURI@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Employee bonus time. Pizza party!