[dandelany]

Perhaps they are optimizing for having plausible deniability/a fully fleshed out backstory in case they are questioned by eg. local cops or a security guard, moreso than inconspicuousness to a random passerby who is unlikely to pose any danger with their idle theorizing

[tptacek]

Or, you know, they're inspecting the sewers.

[juliusdavies]

I think NSA has hacked the van (without the van operators realizing) and so it’s both a sewer inspection van and an NSA surveillance van at the same time.

[d0mine]

There is no hack. The system sends data to NSA by design.