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minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·1 month agoHidden radios aren’t even hidden anymore, they’re most likely in your hand right now…
minus-squarececilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoWhy 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-up3·1 month agoSo, 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-up7·1 month ago 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-up1·1 month agoI was referring to FM radios being hidden in our cell phones. I didn’t know the rest were radio!
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYes 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.