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The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding t
by Apreche 9mo ago
The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding that the discussion is pointless.
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- Etheryte 9mo agoThis is not really accurate though. Both a Raspberry Pi and a Flipper Zero can easily and readily be turned into a signal jammer or spammer with off the shelf parts and nearly no technical skill. Modern smartphones are generally both more locked down and also don't come with an external antenna option.
- whatshisface 9mo agoReadily turned into a signal jammer? Do you know this or are you just guessing? Raspis are SBCs not tricorders from star trek. In terms of actual knowledge, wifi chips, like the one on your laptop or a raspi do not have software settings for that. They are predominately defined by hardware and by opaque binary blobs the kernel developers have their hands full reverse engineering compatible interfaces for. In addition, electrical interference far beyond what a tiny communications radio is capable of can come from dangerous items such as microwaves, electric motors and nine volt batteries plus spools of wire.
- Etheryte 9mo agoLiterally the first result on Google gives a simple to use jammer that works out of the box. Hook up an external antenna and you're good to go. Plenty of more sophisticated options if you dig a bit more.
- whatshisface 9mo agoAre any of the options you found banned?
- baobun 9mo agoSame for Android phones and laptops.
- throwup238 9mo ago> Modern smartphones are generally both more locked down and also don't come with an external antenna option. There are USB On-the-Go compatible SDRs [1] that you can hook up to an Android phone that cost like $50 (don't know if there are any that would work with iOS though). [1] https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-nano-three-usb-c.html https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-nano-t... (this one doesn't support wifi frequencies, but this was off the top of my head)
- ssl-3 9mo agoThe device you linked does not, and cannot, transmit RF. Like a General Electric AM/FM clock radio from 1983, and also my purple bike: It jams nothing.
- ajdude 9mo agoEven if this could jam signals, which a sibling comment attests that it cannot, I wouldn't be surprised if it gets flagged by security if you try to bring it in and hook it up to your phone
- el_memorioso 9mo agoAny mobile computer can be easily and readily turned into a signal jammer/spammer with an off-the-shelf SDR. There is nothing particularly special about the Raspberry Pi. I didn't see laptops on the list.
- whatshisface 9mo agoIsn't that like saying that a pipe can be turned into an organ with a wrench and a pipe organ? ;-)
- snibsnib 9mo agoI have a $5 ESP32 board that does the same, my phone is just the UI!
- anthk 9mo agoSo can a rooted Android phone.
- dfxm12 9mo agoLike the article asks, why ban these two specific brand name devices? If you're worried about signal jammers, why not communicate that you're banning, oh, I don't know, "signal jammers"?
- amelius 9mo agoSince smartphones are already locked down by their vendors, the cops have a point.
- Denvercoder9 9mo agoSome smartphones are locked down by their vendors. There's plenty of options to get full root access on something that's for all intents and purposes a smartphone, especially if you don't particularly care about warranty and/or keeping commerical apps functional.
- kube-system 9mo agoThe radio on all commercially available smartphones are locked down to meet regulatory requirements and runs on an entirely different CPU from the Android OS that you might have root on.
- Denvercoder9 9mo agoThe same's true for the radio on a Raspberry Pi, though.
- kube-system 9mo agoTrue but they are commonly used to control other non-consumer (e.g. unregulated) radios via GPIO, and in POCs for threat exploitation demonstrations which are all over YouTube for idiots to mimic... and unlike phones they aren't carried around by almost everyone on a daily basis.
- ssl-3 9mo agoI simply adore how flexibly-placed the goalposts are in this particular game of Calvinball.
- kube-system 9mo ago
- webdevver 9mo ago"no no officer this is an orange pi! an orange pi!"
- afavour 9mo agoSibling comments have good points but in addition: there are a great many legitimate reasons to bring a phone to the inauguration and many fewer legitimate reasons to bring a Raspberry Pi. These guidelines aim to reduce risk, not remove it entirely.
- whatshisface 9mo ago>are a great many legitimate reasons to bring a phone to the inauguration and many fewer legitimate reasons to bring a Raspberry Pi By that logic, I assume they've banned ski masks, skis, fake snow and pinecones. ;-)
- kingkawn 9mo agoI bet ski masks are, in fact, banned
- whatshisface 9mo agoSince NYC repealed its anti-mask law during Covid, that's no longer something that can be taken for granted. In another thread it came out that radio jammers weren't banned. It would fit in with the humor of it all if ski masks weren't banned.
- crazygringo 9mo agoIs this a reference to something?
- wslh 9mo agoI think someone or a group really motivated to cause harm will laugh at these rules. Just an anecdote but I was screened several times in the airports (more after 9/11 because of... face) but never caught a pepper spray or other prohibited non obvious items carried accidentally.
- PaulDavisThe1st 9mo ago> The cops made this list. with the help of which LLM(s) ?