When I was in line I had my phone out watching the wifi networks. The lady directing people told me I had to turn my phone off. Gave her a blank stare, told my wife and others around me in line she doesn't want me looking at the wifi networks the machines are connected to. I continued to watch as I signed in and voted. F them.
Any device with a wifi antenna could do such a scan, provided it has the right software. I'm not exactly a tech expert but I do have aps like that from tech support home wifi and installing repeaters so I could get better signal in various parts of the house. If you're in an apartment, there may be many networks interfering, and use of software like that can be helpful in figuring out the best places for your wireless router/gateway, etc.
I don't think the OP is suggesting the use of packet sniffing software. We don't really care what data is being trafficked on the networks. We're simply looking for wifi networks on the voting machines themselves that shouldn't be there because they're not supposed to be wifi enabled.
Or bring that 5 year old phone sitting in your drawer that doesn't have service. Sure it will still ping towers, etc, but harder to peg to a certain political affiliation.
Every person who doesn’t bring a phone means an unknown of two votes.
They can still count Rs and Ds by the check in voter roles. But that would mean automated reporting on election equipment or a manual process. Any private company that can get your phones location could send that data much safer.
I thought we weren't supposed to bring phones because they can track our whereabouts and be able to adjust their algorithms?
Edit: there probably are not enough Anons on this Board to make any difference regarding their traffic-watching. So, disregard my note above.
came here to say this. it's psy ops to keep you from tracking wifi or taking pics/vids.
and don't underestimate our power as trendsetters. us>pw>normie conservatives> etc..
When I was in line I had my phone out watching the wifi networks. The lady directing people told me I had to turn my phone off. Gave her a blank stare, told my wife and others around me in line she doesn't want me looking at the wifi networks the machines are connected to. I continued to watch as I signed in and voted. F them.
I took screen shots of the wifi, what am I looking for? I saw a wifi for the elections labeled "yav elections".
I didn't see anything election related but they were probably hidden.
Precisely! Become ungovernable!
In my country the reason to ban phones/cameras in the voting booth, is to prevent forced or bought votes.
Exactly.
A phone will not tell you ANYTHING about Wifi shenanigans. This takes different software and possibly hardware to sniff out real WiFi issues.
They want to make sure you bring your phone to the poling place.
Any device with a wifi antenna could do such a scan, provided it has the right software. I'm not exactly a tech expert but I do have aps like that from tech support home wifi and installing repeaters so I could get better signal in various parts of the house. If you're in an apartment, there may be many networks interfering, and use of software like that can be helpful in figuring out the best places for your wireless router/gateway, etc.
I don't think the OP is suggesting the use of packet sniffing software. We don't really care what data is being trafficked on the networks. We're simply looking for wifi networks on the voting machines themselves that shouldn't be there because they're not supposed to be wifi enabled.
You can use a tablet or laptop to scan for wifi, you don't need a phone for that.
Or bring that 5 year old phone sitting in your drawer that doesn't have service. Sure it will still ping towers, etc, but harder to peg to a certain political affiliation.
Every person who doesn’t bring a phone means an unknown of two votes.
They can still count Rs and Ds by the check in voter roles. But that would mean automated reporting on election equipment or a manual process. Any private company that can get your phones location could send that data much safer.