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This free tool is helping drivers avoid automatic license plate readers — as fears grow around 'intrusive' new devices that could track your phone, AirPod and smartwatch data (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Need to figure out a small scale, cheap, EMP device that can be set off to fry the cameras and sensors, but nothing else that is around.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The "Nothing else around" is the hard part of that.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Agreed, though I would expect one to not be carrying anything that could be affected by such a device, whilst deploying said devices. So personal devices don't count as needing protection AFAIC

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    If it's using Bluetooth to knacker them, then all the nearby Bluetooth devices would be vulnerable.

    Medical equipment these days also can feature Bluetooth for mobile connectivity, and you can't exactly go without your defibrillator, hearing aids, or insulin pump.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    maybe some kinda really directional antenna? like a laser but for the radio range of EM

    need to have line of sight and accurate aim, however

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