Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud

Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by fuzzylightbulb on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:42AM (#37210184)

I bet they are using crypto and AI, too, for the cyber. It's buzzwords all the way down. Grifters gonna grift...

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by wedowhatwedo on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:08AM (#37209737)

It's not but I'm sure some very smart business person knew Mike Lindell was gullible and would fall for something crazy like this.

A box in the corner doesn't make for good TV. Drones flying around sure does.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by stantaylor on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:18AM (#37209880)

Why drones? was my first thought as well. I think your answer is as good as any. Mike Lindell is an idiot.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by astrodust on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:21AM (#37209925)

Why not drones?

Sure, you could do exactly the same thing with a sniffer app on a normal phone, but drones sell better, at least for this ridiculous grift.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by splintercell on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:15AM (#37209837)

Why would election centers allow a box to be kept in the room?

What might work better is people walking around with a backpack wearing Pineapple.

https://youtu.be/EbetD2LMbeQ

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by georgeplusplus on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:01AM (#37210474)

Suppose you do capture what you are looking for. How would you present the information to courts when you illegally captured the information.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by predictabl3 on Monday August 21, 2023 @04:16PM (#37214792)

Even better when you label the "wifi montiroing device" as "WMD" and strap it to a drone.

Also, why do I even know this? What is life anymore? Haha.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by georgeplusplus on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:00AM (#37210450)

>> Why's the drone required?

Id assume its illegal to put a sniffer into a polling place.

What makes the plan stupid is believing you can capture a supposedly covert intermittent low energy signal using a drone that can only hover about 10 minutes at a time.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by tfandango on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:04AM (#37210525)

Standing next to a building doesn't sound as good, marketing. Stuff like this actually makes me really sad because people should not really be this gullible.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by JessMee on Monday August 21, 2023 @01:58PM (#37213067)

It isn't, really. My impression is that anyone could just sit in a parked vehicle with one of these and track what info is available. But they're not flashy enough by themselves. The drones are the sizzle that sells the steak.

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Re:Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones–Mike Lindell’s odd plan... by joezydeco on Monday August 21, 2023 @06:06PM (#37215993)

A lot of local election laws prohibit electioneering or any kind of campaigning or observation within X number of feet of a polling place.

I'm guessing putting a drone a hundred feet or so above a polling place somehow allows line of sight while still staying out of the restricted zone?

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