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minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·24 天前Hidden radios aren’t even hidden anymore, they’re most likely in your hand right now…
minus-squarececilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 天前Why bother hiding them when they can just convince everyone to carry them around. Social engineering has always been so much easier than nefarious hacking. We humans are incredible simple and predictable creatures.
minus-squaredevdoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 天前So, I’m assuming you’re referring to our cell phones? Because they have hidden FM radios in them. Most of them.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 天前 FM is radio, yes. Cellular is radio, yes. WiFi is radio, yes. Bluetooth is radio, yes. NFC is radio, yes. RFID is radio, yes. GPS is radio, yes. Did I miss anything?
minus-squaredevdoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 天前I was referring to FM radios being hidden in our cell phones. I didn’t know the rest were radio!
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 天前Yes indeed, they all work in different frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum, AKA radio frequencies.
Hidden radios aren’t even hidden anymore, they’re most likely in your hand right now…
What th-
Aaaiiigh!
Why bother hiding them when they can just convince everyone to carry them around. Social engineering has always been so much easier than nefarious hacking. We humans are incredible simple and predictable creatures.
So, I’m assuming you’re referring to our cell phones? Because they have hidden FM radios in them. Most of them.
Did I miss anything?
I was referring to FM radios being hidden in our cell phones. I didn’t know the rest were radio!
Yes indeed, they all work in different frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum, AKA radio frequencies.