@abobla@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago"Wiffract" Wi-Fi method can read letters through wallswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down14
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-link"Wiffract" Wi-Fi method can read letters through wallswww.techspot.com@abobla@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-square@AlecSadler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•2 years agoAre there ways to design a room or things to put in a room (or the walls?) that would inhibit this ability? I suppose lead shields or something…
minus-square@Sotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoNo need. If you skim the article, you’ll see it only works on sharp edges. The letters being read here are metal cutouts.
minus-squarecomfortablyglumlinkfedilink6•2 years agoNote to self: “decorate with crystal balls…” Got it!
minus-squareshiningherolinkfedilink4•2 years agoNo need for lead. Just make something similar to those microwave door mesh plates and embed it in with the insulation.
minus-square@fishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 years agoWell, if it’s using WiFi, then anything you do will also kill your WiFi signal. So, bare minimum, no WiFi router, only LAN lines.
Are there ways to design a room or things to put in a room (or the walls?) that would inhibit this ability?
I suppose lead shields or something…
No need. If you skim the article, you’ll see it only works on sharp edges. The letters being read here are metal cutouts.
Note to self: “decorate with crystal balls…” Got it!
Faraday cage?
No need for lead. Just make something similar to those microwave door mesh plates and embed it in with the insulation.
Well, if it’s using WiFi, then anything you do will also kill your WiFi signal. So, bare minimum, no WiFi router, only LAN lines.