▲ 1030 ▼ Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum (www.dexerto.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 38 points 2 months ago (7 children) Just don't forget to leave any electronic devices at home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (6 children) You could just wrap your phone in tinfoil, but there is an exact way that you have to do it. If you have ever been somewhere remote without signal, your phone will nuke it's battery trying to find signal by increasing the antenna's power. You have to put it in airplane mode to save your battery. Not matter what you do, even turning your phone off, the antenna will be live sending some signal. The takeaway is that even with a hacky Faraday cage, your phone will try it's hardest to phone home and could win with a tiny tear in the foil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (5 children) Honestly just easier to leave it at home. Or in your vehicle, assuming you didn't pass by the camera on your way, and leave it sufficiently far enough away. I doubt they can read RFID from cards yet, even at a close enough distance to cut the pole down, but might want to leave those at home as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Leaving the electronics at home also seems easier to explain in case you're stopped, compared to trying to explain why you have a phone wrapped in tinfoil in your pocket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why is it so hard for people to just leave their electronics at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago They've become so attached that they get anxious without them. "Oh man, I gotta park far away so it doesn't read my plates and info from the car... Well I've gotta bring my Galaxy watch so it counts all the extra steps I'll be taking." permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago They may well get lost outside without them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (6 children) You could just wrap your phone in tinfoil, but there is an exact way that you have to do it. If you have ever been somewhere remote without signal, your phone will nuke it's battery trying to find signal by increasing the antenna's power. You have to put it in airplane mode to save your battery. Not matter what you do, even turning your phone off, the antenna will be live sending some signal. The takeaway is that even with a hacky Faraday cage, your phone will try it's hardest to phone home and could win with a tiny tear in the foil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (5 children) Honestly just easier to leave it at home. Or in your vehicle, assuming you didn't pass by the camera on your way, and leave it sufficiently far enough away. I doubt they can read RFID from cards yet, even at a close enough distance to cut the pole down, but might want to leave those at home as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Leaving the electronics at home also seems easier to explain in case you're stopped, compared to trying to explain why you have a phone wrapped in tinfoil in your pocket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why is it so hard for people to just leave their electronics at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago They've become so attached that they get anxious without them. "Oh man, I gotta park far away so it doesn't read my plates and info from the car... Well I've gotta bring my Galaxy watch so it counts all the extra steps I'll be taking." permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago They may well get lost outside without them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (5 children) Honestly just easier to leave it at home. Or in your vehicle, assuming you didn't pass by the camera on your way, and leave it sufficiently far enough away. I doubt they can read RFID from cards yet, even at a close enough distance to cut the pole down, but might want to leave those at home as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Leaving the electronics at home also seems easier to explain in case you're stopped, compared to trying to explain why you have a phone wrapped in tinfoil in your pocket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why is it so hard for people to just leave their electronics at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago They've become so attached that they get anxious without them. "Oh man, I gotta park far away so it doesn't read my plates and info from the car... Well I've gotta bring my Galaxy watch so it counts all the extra steps I'll be taking." permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago They may well get lost outside without them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Leaving the electronics at home also seems easier to explain in case you're stopped, compared to trying to explain why you have a phone wrapped in tinfoil in your pocket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why is it so hard for people to just leave their electronics at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago They've become so attached that they get anxious without them. "Oh man, I gotta park far away so it doesn't read my plates and info from the car... Well I've gotta bring my Galaxy watch so it counts all the extra steps I'll be taking." permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago They may well get lost outside without them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago They've become so attached that they get anxious without them. "Oh man, I gotta park far away so it doesn't read my plates and info from the car... Well I've gotta bring my Galaxy watch so it counts all the extra steps I'll be taking." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago They may well get lost outside without them. permalink fedilink source parent