Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by ars on Sunday September 01, 2013 @02:13PM
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Um, what is the use of a shield that blocks signals from going to your cellphone? What is the value of a cellphone inside such a shield? You can never take it out of the shield, and you can never use it.
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Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by mitchty on Sunday September 01, 2013 @02:24PM
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The use is knowing your phone isn't sending or receiving a signal.
The value is anonymity with the option of being able to use it when you want. The true value is having a real "off" switch.
> The true value is having a real "off" switch.
Despite the conspiracy theories, your phone already has an off switch.
Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by mitchty on Sunday September 01, 2013 @09:16PM
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And?
Doesn't mean this isn't of use, or that I'm reaching for a conspiracy. But a faraday cage to prevent communication might come in handy every now and again.
Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by njharman on Sunday September 01, 2013 @02:37PM
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> You can never take it out of the shield
Why would you arrive at such an absurd conclusion? The pouch provides control of when you are tracked.
Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by tghw on Sunday September 01, 2013 @03:22PM
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As someone else pointed out, there's no reason it can't track and store things for later, when it does have a connection.
Re:Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
by srivast on Sunday September 01, 2013 @02:25PM
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I think you'd use it to connect to the grid when you want to, make your call and then go off the grid quickly again. It gives the power to you to have a untraceable one-way communication device (if you don't have landlines available ie).
An "untraceable one-way communication device"? Really?
It does no such thing. Your phone is completely traceable when on, and it's not one way, and the pouch does nothing because the phone can still record where you are and what you say when in there, and then transmit it later.