SPYCHIPS (RFID)...... the free E book

[Serpo]

http://solargeneral.com/library/spychips-katherine-albrecht-liz-mcintyre.pdf

[beefsteak]

Jeepers. Who knew???

[PatColo]

thanks, also see

Electronic Pickpocketing Targets Credit and Debit Cards with RFID Technology (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?42011-Electronic-Pickpocketing-Targets-Credit-and-Debit-Cards-with-RFID-Technology&highlight=spychips+rfid)

[PatColo]

Albrecht interview yesterday, see download link for mp3:

The Unsolicited Opinion with Maggie Roddin 2012.05.09 (http://grizzom.blogspot.com/2012/05/unsolicited-opinion-with-maggie-roddin_09.html)



http://republicbroadcasting.org/maggie_html_28aaed12.jpg (http://republicbroadcasting.org/maggie_html_28aaed12.jpg)
Guest: Dr. Katherine Albrecht

Katherine holds a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focused on Consumer Education and Privacy issues.

Maggie and Kathy talk about the military wanting to implant RFID chips in our troops and various other subjects.



http://www.katherinealbrecht.com/

http://theunsolicitedopinion.com/

Listen (http://www.talkshoe.com/resources/talkshoe/images/swf/lastEpisodePlayer.swf?fileUrl=http://k003.kiwi6.com/hotlink/p9yb564720/the_unsolicited_opinion_with_maggie_roddin_2012_05 _09.mp3)

Download * (http://k003.kiwi6.com/hotlink/p9yb564720/the_unsolicited_opinion_with_maggie_roddin_2012_05 _09.mp3)
edit: I only get a 14kb junk file when trying to d/l that MP3 file at the "Download" link. Try it, maybe they'll fix it, but otherwise I find the "Listen" link does work, goes to a talkshoe.com page. I just hate being chained to the 'puter to listen... :(

[Mouse]

I am about 2/3 through spy chips and its a damn scary world out there :)

This is the mark.

[PatColo]

^ listen to the interview in reply 4, KA goes into googleCo and what they're really up to, in apparently giving everything away "for free". They spend about 40 mins talking about that alone. And KA's a fast speaker! :o

Bit of good news was, later this year, in addition to startpage.com (https://startpage.com) (which KA helped develop), they plan to roll out "startmail", as a private alternative to google's spymail "gmail".

BTW, pic 2 posts up ^^ is radio host Maggie Rodin, not KA, who looks more like ... seems I can't past it here, go to http://www.katherinealbrecht.com - slideshow there. That's a wig- I heard her on Rense a couple months ago, they spent much of the time talking about her ordeal with breast cancer, alt remedies etc, and she mentioned how terrific her new wig looks!

[JDRock]

tag........

[Canadian-guerilla]

interesting e-books in this library

http://solargeneral.com/library/

[PatColo]

Red Ice radio: the high school student guest is at a school which has rolled out RFID badges which they demand students wear around their necks. MP3 at bottom, or u can also listen via a youtube console at the link.

Katie Deolloz & Andrea Hernandez - RFID Spy Chip Tracking in Schools (http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2012/10/RIR-121002.php)
October 2, 2012
Katie Deolloz is a member of CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) and Colleague of Katherine Albrecht, a Privacy Expert and Award Winning Author. She joins us with Andrea Hernandez, a gutsy, liberty loving student in San Antonio, concerned with her God given rights, and her willingness to stand up against this privacy invading tracking technology. Katie begins speaking about RFID technology and how it can be used, including misused. We’ll cover the negative implications and how it can be dangerous. Then, Andrea joins us to tell her story of saying no to wearing "mandatory" RFID tracking in her San Antonio school. She tells us about her experience with the school faculty and her peers and shares her fears as well as desirable outcome in this fight. Later, we’ll discuss how people have been conditioned to accept RFID tracking, which is dehumanizing and infringing upon our freedoms.
http://www.redicecreations.com/img/radiodownloadbutton.png (http://rediceradio.net/radio/2012/RIR-121002-deollozhernandez.mp3)

[Twisted Titan]

taggg

[PatColo]

thanks, also see

Electronic Pickpocketing Targets Credit and Debit Cards with RFID Technology (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?42011-Electronic-Pickpocketing-Targets-Credit-and-Debit-Cards-with-RFID-Technology&highlight=spychips+rfid)

another "news-vertisement" segment with conspicuous product plug: "Identity Stronghold" - notice how many times the camera gets their name into the frame. This clip places convenient, clickable YT bubbles over the clip to jump right to the site and get your I.S. products! :D

WTHR_The Risk inside your credit card (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLAFhTjsQHw)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLAFhTjsQHw

Uploaded by waltaugust (http://www.youtube.com/user/waltaugust) on Mar 9, 2011
News on Electronic Pickpocketing. You can find RFID protection wallets and sleeves at http://www.idstronghold.com You can also see many more news stories about this on my channel at http://www.youtube.com/waltaugust




look at waltagust's YT channel, mouthpiece for idstronghold.

At least the segment tips you off that tin foil also works!

this next segment on the national "FOX News & Friends" apparently aired last winter (says "holiday season"), posted to YT Feb '12,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcPUwaMGoY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcPUwaMGoY

Uploaded by waltaugust (http://www.youtube.com/user/waltaugust) on Feb 8, 2012
In this interview Walt Augustinowicz of Identity Stronghold demonstrates to Fox and Friends how easy it is to steal credit card info wirelessly. They travel to times square and try it out on real folks. The best way to protect yourself is with an Identity Stronghold Secure Wallet which is RFID blocking to prevent this.




Of course one needs the "tribal membership" of idstronghold's founder Walt Augustinowicz (http://www.idstronghold.com/Aboutus.asp) to get that kind of free infomercial-masquerading-as-news-segment coverage from the national joozmedia (http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jews-do-control-the-media/). ;)


We have been featured on Fox News, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Inside Edition, Discovery Channel, and countless local news stations educating the public on how easy it is to scan valuable information from people’s cards without even touching their cards.

[Ponce]

Did you know that they are now trying to put tv cameras in private property?.... not sure if that article was about the UK or the US.

[steel_ag]

thanks, also see

Electronic Pickpocketing Targets Credit and Debit Cards with RFID Technology (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?42011-Electronic-Pickpocketing-Targets-Credit-and-Debit-Cards-with-RFID-Technology&highlight=spychips+rfid)

pickpocketing for geeks

[PatColo]

as reported by Ponce-
Thread: Texas Judge Rules Schools Can Force RFID Chips on Students ......... V (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?66384-Texas-Judge-Rules-Schools-Can-Force-RFID-Chips-on-Students-V)



Texas Judge Rules Schools Can Force RFID Chips on Students

Andrea Hernandez protesting the RFID badges (Source)
Activist Post

In the fall of last year the San Antonio Northside School District in Texas announced that they would track students with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips in their student badges.

One student, sophomore Andrea Hernandez, was suspended for refusing to where the tracking device and took the matter to court.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled in favor of the school district claiming they have the right to expel Hernandez for refusing to abide by school requirements. By default the judge ruled that the school had the right to force children to be treated like cattle while on campus.

The program, called the “Student Locator Project,” is aimed at increasing student attendance rates presumably to boost in public funding for the district.

“There is something fundamentally disturbing about this school district’s insistence on steamrolling students into complying with programs that have nothing whatsoever to do with academic priorities and everything to do with fattening school coffers,” said John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute when he took the case.

As part of the pilot program, roughly 4,200 students at Jay High School and Jones Middle School are being required to wear “SmartID” card badges embedded with an RFID tracking chip which will make it possible for school officials to track students’ whereabouts on campus at all times. School officials hope that by expanding the program to the district’s 112 schools, they can secure up to $1.7 million in funding from the state government. (Source)
The Hernandez family argued that the RFID badges violated their daughter's privacy rights and referred to them as the "Mark of the Beast", a reference to a warning in the Book of Revelations.

The primary defense was not to challenge the obvious privacy issues involved with the badges, but to seek a religious exemption. The judge ruled that the badge is “not grounded in her religious beliefs” and is a “secular choice rather than a religious concern.”

“The Supreme Court has made clear that government officials may not scrutinize or question the validity of an individual’s religious beliefs,” said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, in a statement.

“By declaring Andrea Hernandez’s objections to be a secular choice and not grounded in her religious beliefs, the district court is placing itself as an arbiter of what is and is not religious. This is simply not permissible under our constitutional scheme, and we plan to appeal this immediately," he added.

The court originally agreed to block the suspension to hear the case, but would not extend that request for the appeal process.

"In coming to Andrea’s defense, Rutherford attorneys have alleged that the school’s attempts to penalize, discriminate and retaliate against Andrea violate her rights under Texas’ Religious Freedom Act and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution," said Rutherford's lawyers

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/01/texas-judge-rules-schools-can-force.html

[BabushkaLady]

Disney World to track visitors with wireless wristbands (http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/disney-world-track-visitors-wireless-wristbands-1B7874882)


New wireless-tracking wristbands designed to make the "Most Magical Place on Earth" even more hassle-free will hit Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., over the next few months.

The "MagicBands" will be linked to customers' credit-card information and function as room keys and park entry passes, thanks to radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips (http://www.technewsdaily.com/1065-controversial-program-tracks-preschoolers-with-electronic-tags.html), which are most commonly used in wireless toll collection and public-transit turnstiles.

The MagicBands are part of a bigger system called "MyMagic+," which also allows the theme park to collect sensitive personal information, including names of guests both young and old, their purchasing and riding patterns and real-time location data.
"Imagine booking guaranteed ride times for your favorite shows and attractions even before setting foot in the park," wrote Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, in a blog posting on Monday (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/01/taking-the-disney-guest-experience-to-the-next-level/). "With MyMagic+, guests will be able to do that and more, enabling them to spend more time together and creating an experience that’s better for everyone."

Granular controls
Compared with many companies foraying deeper into the world of data collection, Disney seems to make it very easy for customers to control what and how much information is shared with whom or to opt out of the program completely.

The New York Times reports (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/business/media/at-disney-parks-a-bracelet-meant-to-build-loyalty-and-sales.html)that, for example, mascot characters could use the information transmitted by the MagicBands to greet visiting children by name — and even wish them happy birthday if so informed.

But parents could also choose not to share their children's information with park employees in that manner.

The Times said a new part of the official Disney World website, called "My Disney Experience (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/plan/)," makes it fairly straightforward to manage MagicBand privacy controls for each member of a family. (There's already a MyDisneyExperience app for iOS and Android devices.)

Parents could share more information about themselves and less about their children, or choose whether to link a credit card (http://www.technewsdaily.com/7912-5-steps-credit-card-security.html)to the wristband or simply use it as a ticket to a park or attraction.

Creepy or convenient?
The operation is a huge one. Analysts told the Times that they estimate the cost of installing the system, which will impact 60,000 employees and more than 100,000 guests every day, at somewhere between $800 million and $1 billion.

Some commenters on the StitchKingdom Disney fan site (http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-parks-nextgen-patent-ride-20166/) said they felt "a bit creeped out" and "not terribly comfortable with the idea" in response to an article on MyMagic+ posted in March.

But most commenters there and on other Disney fan sites either thought MyMagic+ was a great idea, or lamented that its users would be able to jump queues ahead of holders of other premium Disney ticket options.

There's no word on when the MyMagic+ program will spread to the four other Disney theme parks in southern California, Japan, Paris and Hong Kong.

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/disney-world-track-visitors-wireless-wristbands-1B7874882


=====================
Just another slide down the sewer of tracking. Why go to Disney when you can go camping? :)

[PatColo]

Bit of good news was, later this year, in addition to startpage.com (https://startpage.com) (which KA helped develop), they plan to roll out "startmail", as a private alternative to google's spymail "gmail".

I just checked on the status of startmail-- https://startmail.com Notice they're behind KA's anticipated schedule; page there says middle this year beta testing begins. You can enter your email to get updates.

[PatColo]

startmail page (https://startmail.com/) has a form to sign up for beta testers; also has this < 2 min FYI clip posted now,

StartMail - The World's Most Private Email (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fleEOrMK-Ps)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fleEOrMK-Ps

on RT
Startpage offers Encrypted Email at Startmail.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJupFsVaS5M)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJupFsVaS5M

On AJ,
Katherine Albrecht - Google Gulag Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2UrPRniwM)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2UrPRniwM


It seems if msn/gmail/yahoo/etc are keeping/scanning email/attachments- then even from a startpage addy your stuff is still compromised when you send/receive from non-startpage addy's. So you'd need to "be a nag" to anyone who you want some privacy with, to also do a startpage acct.

[PatColo]

full show is 2 hrs; but shorter files below too. http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/2013.html

29 July 2013, The Agenda To Abolish Privacy Worldwide! Dr Katherine Albrecht, http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/uploads/1/3/1/2/1312301/__635075.png
Vinny's NUTShell: Dr Katherine Albrecht www.kmashow.com (http://www.kmashow.com)
Interesting synchronisity, the weekend after massive protests around New Zealand about the GCSB (the NSA of NZ in Fact the NSA has an office in their building!) bill, which essentially takes away all privacy and opens up the country to a surveillance state, we have one of the worlds foremost authorities on privacy!
This show exposes the agenda of a total surveillance apparatus the New World Order wishes to impose in order to identify potential troublemakers, and neutralize them.
The targets are not people breaking the law, but rather activists, journalists and whistle blowers who expose the fact that it is THE GOVERNMENT that are the criminals!

Katherine's other sites:
www.startpage.com (http://www.startpage.com)
www.antichips.com (http://www.antichips.com)
www.chipmenot.com (http://www.chipmenot.com)
www.startmail.com (http://www.startmail.com)

http://www.weebly.com/weebly/images/file_icons/wav.png (http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/uploads/1/3/1/2/1312301/_29_july_gcsb_dr_katherine_albrecht_vinny_eastwood _2013.mp3)


29_july_gcsb_dr_katherine_albrecht_vinny_eastwood_ 2013.mp3


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[PatColo]

Albrecht on Eastwood's show again, 27 mins:


(http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/2014-archives/the-intentions-of-reptilian-entities-the-bad-news-of-mass-surveillance-what-happens-when-council-tries-to-sell-an-activists-home-robert-potter-dr-katherine-albrecht-penny-bright)How Far Will Mass Surveillance Go Before People Realize It Affects Them? Dr Katherine Albrecht (http://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/2014-archives/the-intentions-of-reptilian-entities-the-bad-news-of-mass-surveillance-what-happens-when-council-tries-to-sell-an-activists-home-robert-potter-dr-katherine-albrecht-penny-bright)

seg_3_14_oct_katherine_albrecht_surveillance_vinny _eastwood_show_2014.mp3
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[crimethink]

How Far Will Mass Surveillance Go Before People Realize It Affects Them?

The masses do not care. It's as simple as that. "I have nothing to hide." And if you object and/or admit you take measures to protect your privacy, you are looked upon as a "terrorist" or other variety of "threat."

[PatColo]

this is a worthwhile thread,
Thread: Privacy Tools (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?78399-Privacy-Tools) All of these are available for Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers.
Adblock Plus (https://adblockplus.org/) – unblock annoying ads, including on Facebook and YouTube. The internet’s most popular browser extension.
DoNotTrackMe (http://www.abine.com/index.html) – a simple extension that blocks companies and websites from tracking you
HTTPS Everywhere (https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere) – tries to force all sites to use an encrypted HTTPS connection
NoScript (http://noscript.net/) – Blocks active content and scripts so that you decide what to trust.
Self-Destructing Cookies (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/) – Immediately deletes cookies as soon as you close a tab or your browser. Extremely useful and customizable.

^ I run #2, 4 & 5 above, on an ubuntu linux platform.

#2 & 5 would seem to negate each other, but 5 doesn't nuke the cookies until you close the browser tab. So meanwhile 2 prevents the cookies from tracking you.

#5 was annoying me for awhile, coz it has a little popup in the upper right corner of your screen telling the cookies it just nooked, and I couln't find any option to supress it, coz too often it's lingering there for 5 seconds blocks something I'd like to click. Clicking that notice anywhere (not just the tiny X) makes it go away, fortunately. Updated to latest version a few days ago, and it's a little improved-- now it has a popup indicating that it's suppressing duplicate notifications... meanwhile THAT notice is blocking where I want to click. :( Still a net positive as a privacy add-on.

BleachBit (CCleaner for linux) between browser sessions. :)

[PatColo]

alternative to the 'spensive store-bought RF/ID blocker bags. I'm confident you don't need the fancy (foil lined) "Cuben Fiber (http://www.cubenfiber.com/)" described below; rather anything alum. foil lined will work fine. I could imagine making a lasting phone/CCard/DL/passport bag by choosing an attractive fabric, outlining the shape which you'll be folding/sewing into a bag with a lid flap as shown below; cut out your shape on 2 pieces of the fabric and same shape with 2-3 (heck why not..) pieces of foil; make a foil sandwich with the 2 fabric pieces and foil sheets between, then sew it all up into the bag as depicted below.

In the case of your phone, the flap lid would even allow you to recharge it via A/C or USB while inside the bag, with the cord slipping out through the flap opening. I expect this would still keep the phone fully shielded... but would need to test the finished product to verify. Bag would need to be slightly oversized to accomodate your phone's AC/USB connection. :)


DIY Ultralight ‘Faraday Cage’ RFID Blocking Wallet (http://briangreen.net/2010/11/diy-ultralight-faraday-cage-pouch.html)

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/5103378948_cc4025fd5f_z.jpg


There has been a surge of new RFID blocking wallets and other products on the market that are designed to block cellular phone or RFID chip signals in order to prevent their transmissions or stored data from being maliciously intercepted, scanned or used to track your location. Two recent examples of these types of products that spring to mind are the LOKSAK ShieldSak (http://www.loksak.com/products/shieldsak) ($33) and the Nemo EMFX-47 Pouch (http://www.tacticaldistributors.com/emfx-47-cell-phone-gps-blocking-pouch) ($50).


Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips hold personal information, which can apparently be stolen by just about anyone with a radio frequency (RF) scanner. They can be found in just about everything these days including passports, ATM cards, credit cards and some of the newer state-issued driver’s license. The same technology will likely even be used in paper currency in the near future.


To address this new level of identity theft “paranoia”, manufacturers have started producing and selling products containing specially designed metal-infused fabrics that act as a miniature Faraday Cage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage) by blocking electronic signals from passing through the material and potentially being scanned by data transponders. Just do a Google search for “RFID blocking wallets” and you’ll see what I mean.


I’m no expert in RFID technology or passive data transmission by RF devices, but the whole topic does sort of intrigue me in a conspiracy theory kind of way. It also struck me that not only were most of these RF blocking products pretty darn expensive, they weren’t exactly light weight (the EMFX-47 for example weighs close to 4oz). That got me to thinking about how I could make something myself to achieve the same RF shielding results but which would weigh considerably less than a store bought product.


http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1088/5102786447_b0201a355b_z.jpg


The lightest weight material that I have is Cuben Fiber, which depending on the thickness can weight almost nothing at all. Many months ago I was very kindly sent a set of Cuben Fiber (http://www.cubenfiber.com/) samples from Jon Holweger (some of which I made into ultralight stuff sacks (http://www.briangreen.net/2010/07/home-made-stuff-sacks.html)), one piece of which was foil backed. It was one of the lighter weight pieces, but at the time I had no idea what I would do with it. Until I started thinking about RF shielding – eureka!


http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1222/5103379568_67d2140b80_z.jpg


Using my sewing machine I created a simple pouch by folding the foil coated Cuben Fiber sample in half (foil side outwards) and stitching across the bottom and up the long side. I then turned it inside out so that the unsightly seam was on the inside. To make the flap of the pouch I cut a simple notch out of one side of the pouch – I wasn’t too concerned with fraying because the Cuben Fiber is incredibly strong and fray resistant.


http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1437/5103379266_9c3a37ba75_z.jpg


To make my RF shielding pouch stay closed when I put my phone or items inside it, I used two small 3M self-adhesive Velcro squares. In hindsight one set of Velcro would have been enough but I used to pairs to balance it out – these probably equate to the majority of the weight too.


http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1227/5102786989_4e943c1de0_z.jpg


My iPhone fits inside with plenty of room to spare. The overall RF shielding pouch measures 3.5 x 6 inches when closed which means it will accommodate not only my iPhone but a Passport, several credit cards and any other items that I want to make fall off the grid :-)



But did it work?

Heck yeah! In tests with several different cell phones I was not able to call or make any connection to the device once it was put inside the pouch. When I took a device out of the pouch it would search for a network and then be able to receive calls. Put it back inside the pouch and again it was out of signal reach.


I have no way to test the effectiveness of the passive RFID shielding, but have extremely high confidence that it will thwart any passive scanning attempts based on what I have seen with the cell phones.



Finished Weight?

My digital weighing scales go down as low as 1/8 of an oz (0.125oz) so my home-made ultralight ‘Faraday Cage’ pouch is <0.125oz including the two pairs of Velcro fasteners. That’s pretty darn light weight :-)


Other good articles/reviews about RF shielding pouches:


Loksak ShieldSak Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7C8Pd3FAdY) (by USNERDOC)
Carry a Cloaking Device for your Cell Phone anywhere you go (http://www.itstactical.com/2010/10/19/carry-a-cloaking-device-for-your-cell-phone-anywhere-you-go) (by ITS Tactical)


Gear Links: Eastern Mountain Sports (http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&mi=10785&pw=28031&ctc=ems%20footer%20link&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ems.com%2F) | REI (http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=3853&pw=28031&ctc=REI%20blog%20footer%20link) | CampSaver (http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=247&pw=28031&ctc=Campsaver%20blog%20footer%20link) | Patagonia (http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=3319&pw=28031&ctc=Patagonia%20blog%20footer%20link) | Altrec (http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=7937&pw=28031&ctc=altrec%20blog%20footer%20link)

[mick silver]

why would alum foil not do the same thing for almost nothing

[PatColo]

^ I edited my reply #22 with the opening comment since you posted your #23. Foil DOES block RF; the "Identity Stronghold" founder (joo-hoo!) admitted as much in one of the youtube infomercials thinly veiled as TV news segment clips above.

You can put a folded piece of foil in your existing wallet's card holding slot(s), enveloping the CCards/DL placed there, and presumably block the passive RFIDs in those cards from trans-ceiving.

OTOH, smartphones which vary in size, & passports with their passive RFID spychips, need a larger RF-blocking bag. The commercial ones on the market are quite spendy! Thus my "arts & crafts project" idea at top of reply #22. :)

[crimethink]

I've tested aluminum foil - it didn't work or didn't work well. Steel and/or copper mesh is best. A big downside to aluminum foil is that you have to unfold it open, and each time causes stresses, reducing effectiveness as it cracks or tears.

I've also considered making my own, but the costs involved exceed the Chinese-made ones available on eBay.

Cost of fabric:

http://www.lessemf.com/fabric.html

Plus your time, effort - and likely frustration.

Versus:

Small pouch: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mobile-Phone-Signal-Blocking-Jammer-Bag-Pouch-/181277254192?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item2a34f76230

Medium pouch (fits most "smart" phones, even with cases): http://www.ebay.com/itm/400608291450?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&var=670164344648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[PatColo]

I've tested aluminum foil - it didn't work or didn't work well. Steel and/or copper mesh is best. A big downside to aluminum foil is that you have to unfold it open, and each time causes stresses, reducing effectiveness as it cracks or tears.

Did you test multiple layers of foil? I've done no "testing", as I haven't had a mobile phone for 10 years now.... easy test though: seal up your phone in 1 layer of foil, call your phone, does it ring? Proceed to 2, 3, etc layers of foil, if one does not succeed! I'm confident it's doable with (layers of?) foil; and no need for exotic metal-mesh materials.

I was thinking about how to make a lasting alum. foil-based RF shielding "slip"/envelope to keep your CCards/DL in, inside your existing wallet-- given, as you noted, the fragility of aluminum foil.

Simplest thing I can imagine is similar to the DIY bag/pouch idea in #22 above, but smaller, and using paperboard (think: cerial box 'cardboard') instead of fabric as the sandwich bread, bookending 2/3/whatever layers of foil; and some duct tape.

trace your CCard and/or DL on the paperboard, leaving and extra ~1/8" all around (so, width + 1/4", length + 1/4"), for ease of card insertion/removal, and/or accomodation of multiple cards. Then double that tracing-- whether you double it height wise or width wise is up to you, doesn't matter. Cut out 2 copies of this paperboard outline, and 2-3-whatever same size copies of foil. Sandwich the foil (layers) between the 2 paperboard cutouts. Fold this in half such that it's close to your CC/DL size, plus 1/4" in the length & width.

I'd make the eventual open mouth of this card slip-to-be, the shorter side of your card, to minimize the "RD leakage liability" of having a lid-less slip. So seal the ends of each side, or "lip" of the mouth-to-be, separtely. I'd go with duct tape for it's durability, trimmed as necessary. Then, with slip folded, seal the remaining 2 open sides with a single strip of tape. The fold side takes care of itself, of course. So your finished product will be all paperboard inside and out (yes with the duct tape strips visible on outside edges), with the foil (layers) embedded between, maintaining the foil's shape and coverage.

This RF-blocking card slip idea assumes that, despite possibly being a little "leaky" with its open/unsealed end; it will still be sufficient to snuff out passive RFID chips' ability to trans-ceive data. Only way to test would be, waving it around an RFID reader, and who's got one of those? If you're ambitious, you could fashion a "lid" for this slip. Imagine a cerial box again, and the tab-in-slit reclosing mechanism they all use. So you'd make your initial paperboard/foil cutout template with an extra flap-lid extending from ONE of the two eventual mouth lips, and an extra tab centered on that flap lid. Cut a properly placed slit on the opposite side, prolly with a boxcutter blade, or scissors with a starter hole punched. You'd want to seal up at least the lower lip of this slit with tape to keep all the paperboard/foil layers together, so it endures the repeated future penetrations by the erect flap-lid tab. I'd be disinclined to make such a lid with tab/slit closure; rather I'd just let the lid "flap in the breeze" when out of your wallet-- coz inside your wallet, the flap lid will naturally be pinned closed.

Further, if you were concerned about leakage from the 2 non-fold sides which are merely taped together but the foil layers are not contiguous; you could "foil them up" with trimmed-to-size foil strips underlying the duct tape, which would be wider than the foil strips it blanketed, of course. :)

[skid]

Perhaps one could use the aluminum foil duct tape, which you can buy at any hardware store and I think is a bit thicker than normal aluminum foil, and use it to line a standard cell phone holder or wallet??

[PatColo]

I was thinking about how to make a lasting alum. foil-based RF shielding "slip"/envelope to keep your CCards/DL in, inside your existing wallet-- given, as you noted, the fragility of aluminum foil.

I guess the foil & sewn fabric based bag/pouch for smart phones in #22, could also be done with paperboard/foil, as suggested in #26. After all, who wants to go fabric shopping, who's got a sewing machine any more, and/or who wants to sit around for an hour with needle & thread sewing that bitch up? Everyone's already got paperboard, foil & duct tape laying around!

Instead of a flat envelope/slip as in #26, you'd just fashion a little box in the same way, similar to a cigarette box, but custom to the size of your own smartphone.

Make sure the mouth-end of this box corresponds with the side of your phone where the AC/USB ports are, and leave extra space in that direction with your custom box so you can plug in the AC/USB connector jack, and still close the box, with the wire running out through the lid crack.

If public image/appearance is an issue for you, load up your crude DIY RF-blocking phone box with Hello Kitty stickers, or whatever! :)


http://hellogiggles.hellogiggles.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/27/hello-kitty.jpg

[PatColo]

Corbett, 17 mins; advance to 6:20 for top of discussion of the title's topic:


Feds Admit the "Internet of Things" is for Spying on You - New World Next Week (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KV3X5q0WdE)


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