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>Does anyone know if portable, packable, and sufficiently effective, Faraday cages exist Wrapping the phone in aluminum foil will do the trick. But really sim
by nokcha 8y ago
>Does anyone know if portable, packable, and sufficiently effective, Faraday cages exist
Wrapping the phone in aluminum foil will do the trick. But really simply turning off the phone (which you would want to do anyway to kill the mic) should be enough except perhaps if you're up against a state-level adversary.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoHeh, which in some reporters' situations could be the case. Reminded of that NYT piece (2015) from a reporter who went searching for the IRA (Internet Research Agency) in Russia. (Brilliant read, and unnerving: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/the-agency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/the-agency.html)
- NotAnEconomist 8y agoI wanted to add that in principle turning it off is enough -- in practice, with human foibles, you should leave it at home. It's easy to stray into leaving your phone on too long or forgetting one of the times. Leaving it at home is much harder of a boundary to cross without knowing.