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| {{Quote|If you want privacy online, ChatterNet is a pretty good bet: not foolproof, but relatively difficult for the government to monitor|[[Benjamin Giraud]] in [[2558]]}}.<ref>[[Hunt the Truth Season 1/Transcripts/Four]]</ref>
| | [[File:Chatter.jpg|thumb|A possible chatter device.]] |
| | A '''chatter''', also referred to as a '''COM pad'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 37, 70''</ref> is a small [[human]] computer, similar to a cellphone or [[wikipedia:Personal digital assistant|PDA]], that has many different uses. They can communicate with other chatters and their users, keep calendars, and store files of different types. Novelty shops often sell disposable versions for colonial refugees, who are unable to afford a regular service.<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', ''[[Axons]] [[Media:Desktop_model.ogg|desktop_model.ogg]]/[[Media:So_mean.ogg|so_mean.ogg]]''</ref> |
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| '''ChatterNet''' is a communications network that once played a vital role in everyday [[human]] life, but has seen diminished use by the 2550s. By [[2558]], some thought of ChatterNet services as something one would expect to see in prevalent use fifty years ago. "ChatterNet" usually refers to a network localized to a specific world, but it can also be applied to all the networked information stored across all of them that exist. ChatterNet is considered very secure, when compared to similar tools such as [[Waypoint]]. It is often used by individuals wishing to keep their activities clandestine. For this reason, one of its primary uses concerns the making and tracking of financial transactions.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> As secure as it is, however, it is not impregnable. Experienced hackers regularly break into chatter lines through a process called "ghosting," permitting them to spy on the activities of users or to steal their identities without attracting attention. Such a breach of protocol is highly illegal. The ChatterNet at-large is maintained and policed by the [[Chatter Protocol Authority]].
| | The larger "ChatterNet", as some people call it, is maintained and policed by the [[Chatter Protocol Authority]], and plays a vital role in everyday life. Personal finances can be tracked and managed electronically over the ChatterNet, though paper money and coins can still be used instead.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref> Experienced hackers regularly break into chatter lines in a process called "ghosting," permitting them to spy on other people without being noticed. Going offline is a risky venture which gives one the advantage of avoiding such surveillance, but restricts them from performing many everyday activities, similar to the Surveillance Grid, which can be very risky and inconvenient. |
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| Named for the large communications network, a '''chatter''' is a small computer, typically worn on the wrist.<ref name="audiolog">'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''Audio Log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3''</ref> Chatters can access the ChatterNet and also contact other chatters and their users, as well as keep calendars and store files. Novelty shops often sell disposable versions for those who are unable to afford regular service.<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', ''[[Axons]] [[Media:ILB Desktop model.ogg|ILB_Desktop_model.ogg]]/[[Media:ILB So mean.ogg|ILB_So_mean.ogg]]''</ref>
| | == Trivia == |
| | | *The chatter was originally mentioned in ''[[i love bees]]'', formally leaving it suspect as [[Halo Universe|Halo]] canon. However, it was legitimized with its mention in the [[Audio Log]]s in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''Audio Log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3''</ref> |
| ==Trivia==
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| As of [[2015#June|June 25, 2015]], [[343 Industries]]' [[Jeff Easterling]] created "[[Canon Fodder]]: ChatterNet", a series of forum posts on [[Halo Waypoint]] in which Easterling asks fans questions relating to the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] and features some responses on the following week's issue of Canon Fodder.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/cf-chatternet---that-s-armor-eh/88e4db4c-2972-4a77-94f9-234e9ee73b22/posts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''CF: ChatterNet - That's Armor, 'Eh?'']></ref>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[i love bees]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| **''[[Sadie's Story]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
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| **''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==See also== | | == Related Articles == |
| *[[COM pad]]
| | *[[Data Pad]] |
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| *[[TACPAD]] | | *[[TACPAD]] |
| *[[Portable computer]] | | *[[Portable Computer]] |
| *[[Personal computer]] | | *[[Personal Computer]] |
| [[Category:Human technology]] | | [[Category:Human technology]] |
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