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Paint Provides Network Protection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-much-for-foil-hats dept.

thefickler writes "Forget WEP and WPA; I'm switching over to the EM-SEC Coating System, a recently announced paint developed by EM-SEC Technologies that acts as an electromagnetic fortress, allowing a wireless network to be contained within painted walls without fear of someone tapping in or hacking wireless networks. The EM-SEC Coating System is clearly the most secure option aside from stringing out the CAT5, and can be safely used to protect wireless networks in business and government facilities."

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  1. Blocking EM eh... by StuartFreeman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hope no one ever wants to use a cell phone in your house.

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    1. Re:Blocking EM eh... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ahhh, but that brings up an interesting question--which type is less secure? : p

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    2. Re:Blocking EM eh... by dotgain · · Score: 5, Funny

      The physical type should be more secure, as long as they have no outlook.

  2. Lawsuits... by ChadAmberg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone is going to sue, either because they painted all the inside walls like a dumbass and wireless won't go room to room, or else they'll get cancer, and swear the paint magnified and reflected all the microwaves into their body.

  3. better than aluminum/aluminium foil hats by enrevanche · · Score: 5, Funny
    if this stuff is safe, i could paint my head with it, this is much better than aluminum foil

    it could also protect against cell phone brain cancer

  4. Re:What about windows? by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are you talking about? Windows COMES with Paint, with Linux, you're stuck with this thing called GIMP.

    Wait, what are we talking about? I'm confused now.

    (Seriously, when I first read the article headline, I thought they did mean MS Paint and couldn't figure out why that would help with network protection. Then I read the summary and figured it out.)

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  5. But MS Paint... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already protects my network.

  6. Coatings are Becoming More Popular by emilyridesabmx · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I work in a pretty specialized architecture firm, and some of our clients are slightly paranoid to say the least (Ting foil hats? More like Tin Foil Ceremonial Headpieces...) and we are working on a project that has a room that is set up to ward off an EMP during the coming apocalypse. I'm not kidding. The 'Safe Room' in this building is totally shielded, you can't get any type of electronic signal in or out. Coatings like the paint mentioned in the article are becoming more and more and common,and I think we're going to see a lot more multi-use coatings like this in the future. At the moment, they are extremely expensive, but as the price drops, this will become a pretty standards feature in a lot of new constructions where buildings are put up in close proximity to each other and interference tends to be a big problem. Conversely, you can always just get a few rolls of Reynolds Wrap and poster your walls with that.

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    1. Re:Coatings are Becoming More Popular by customizedmischief · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I have a paranoid client who would use a product like this in the real world as well. Their house was constructed with gypsum panels with aluminum backed paper. All of the custom cabinetry is steel. The windows are something special too. The place is cool as hell. No, I can't get a cellphone signal in there. The place was designed to keep the radio waves out, not in, but it works both ways. I wouldn't put that place up against a determined nsa van, but it is really impressive what the gets blocked. As far as I know, none of those panels are intentionally bonded to ground, so it could be a lot better.

      This place has a "safe room" too, but it's just the place where they put new plastic products coming into the house for a month or two to let them outgas most of their VOCs. I get my chuckles about it, and I'm not allowed to go there if I put on deodorant that day, but I have to admit that the air quality in there is superb. Placebo or not, I always feel better after working there for a day.

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  7. Just run the damn cable. by Original+Replica · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone who needs their network to be more than casually "safe" needs to run cat5. Running some cable is too much of a problem, but repainting your house and installing some specialty doors and windows is somehow easier?

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