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pixelbased t1_iv7rqkv wrote

Reply to comment by create360 in Researchers create a Drone That Can 'See Through Walls' With Wifi | At the University of Waterloo recently fixed one up with a scanning device that is the definition of invasive. by chrisdh79

I imagine that there might be a desire to see trough walls that are taller than what a handheld device would be capable of reaching…like if you had to see through the walls of the 40th floor of a building from the ground. Aside, this thing is horrific and doesn’t need to be made. We need privacy laws.

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Frankie_T9000 t1_iv94n5h wrote

>Aside, this thing is horrific and doesn’t need to be made

Really? Horriffic that it can see wifi signals and pinpoint them. This is old tech and the article is just sensationalism.

I dont know about anyone else, but im not stricken with fear about this, though I do wish people wouldnt do this sort of shit.

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pixelbased t1_iv9o3ho wrote

How dare you accuse me of not reading the article and simply having a knee jerk reaction to a click bait headline as if this was Reddit or something!

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EVOSexyBeast t1_iv93mpc wrote

No it doesn’t actually see through walls. It can approximate the location of wifi devices. You can do the same thing by walking outside the building with the device in hand. Drones make a lot of noise and it would probably be more stealthy to just walk up to the building.

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