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OK, replying to my own comment here, but you know what would REALLY be cool? Software defined radio. Think about getting to the point where not only could all
by breckinloggins 14y ago
OK, replying to my own comment here, but you know what would REALLY be cool? Software defined radio. Think about getting to the point where not only could all the baseband stuff be done in software, but apps could program the transceiver to do whatever they wanted. Then we could get AM/FM, Shortwave, and all other kinds of apps.
Granted, the hardware is still nowhere near there right now, and there would be all kinds of complications with the FCC, but imagine how cool that would be!
- gcr 14y agoPutting a self-contained piece of wireless pentesting kit into the hands of every preteen with rich parents, and then allowing any app developer to blast arbitrary RF through the airwaves doesn't exactly strike me as a good idea. It certainly would encourage small businesses to fnially secure their wireless networks. Guess we'll see whether WPA2's security is as strong as imagined.
- breckinloggins 14y agoI'm thinking that, as far as getting any of the apps in the app store, there would be a whole other level of certification involved. As for one-off apps that wreak havoc, I think within the next couple of years we will be entering the age of dirt-cheap wideband tx/rx software defined radio kits, so we'll have to deal with that anyway!
- gnarbarian 14y agothat's literally the only thing stopping it from happening. the FCC is terrified that someone could write a virus which could then jam emergency radio frequencies.