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Can you link to one of these watches? If they're being sold with that purpose-build functionality, that's probably a federal crime. You cannot make, possess, or
by tellmemore145 4y ago
Can you link to one of these watches? If they're being sold with that purpose-build functionality, that's probably a federal crime. You cannot make, possess, or operate a signal jammer in the US.
- EthicalSimilar 4y agoFrom what I briefly remember, they aren’t jammers. They’re more akin to a DoS to the access point (I think it has something to do with spamming auth requests?) than jamming any physical signals.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoThey aren't jammers in the "blast out RF noise" sense, but since they are meant to disrupt legitimate communications, the FCC considers them jammers and has repeatedly fined companies that run deauth attacks to "encourage" people to use their paid networks: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fcc-issues-another-fine-for-wi-fi-74572/ https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fcc-issues-another-fine-fo...
- EthicalSimilar 4y agoI see, thanks for the clarification
- tellmemore145 4y agoAs tgsovlerkhgsel said, they're not the classic style of jammer. That kind of thing is called a "smart jammer". And if you built that exact kind of functionality into a device and sold it (vs. just allowing the customer to code it themselves, like they could on any wifi device), you are probably committing a felony by manufacturing and selling a signal jammer.