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Device Boots Drones, Google Glass Off Wi-Fi

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-don't-want-your-kind-around-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Amid the backlash against spy-eye drones as well as wearable cameras like Google Glass, one company is building a device to fight back. The Cyborg Unplug actively scans for drones or Google Glass on a local wireless network and blocks their traffic. They're billing it as an "anti-surveillance system" and marketing it toward businesses, restaurants, and schools. They take pains to note that it's not a jammer, instead sending copies of a de-authentication packet usually sent by a router when it disconnects a device. The device can, however, force devices to disconnect from any network, which they warn may be illegal in some places.

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  1. Re:Seems fine to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    You realize that it's a HUD, not just a video camera, right? And, when the video camera is active, there's a light telling you so, right?

  2. Breaking the Law... by Etherwalk · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is arguably a violation of 47 U.S.C. Section 333 (2012), prohibiting willful or malicious interference with radio communications.