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Bluesniper Creator Interviewed on Gizmodo

Posted by michael on from the long-shot dept.

carbolic writes "Gizmodo interviews John Hering, one of the Bluedriving crew (of which I was one: picture) and creator of the Bluesniper rifle. Get the backstory on the recent 1.08 mile cellphone Bluesnarf attack and find out his motivation for building the rifle and trying a snarf to a cellphone you can't even see."

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  1. Firearm offence? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    If you started pointing this around in public in the uk, you would be likely to be either shot or taken in for questioning relating to a firearms offence (it doesn't have to be a real firearm).

  2. Double Standard? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Let me get this straight: This guy invented a gadget which is expressly designed to mess with other people's property, correct?

    And this makes him a geek hero?

    If this device was a US government-sponsored project,can you imagine the barrage of outraged posts?

  3. Seems like a bad idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    to have something that looks like a rifle in these uneasy times. Jittery armed security types have been know to shoot first and ask questions later.

    Anyone care to try this out at the upcoming RNC in NYC. Police: "I think we have a shooter here." "Take him out, now!".