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I don't really see how this helps. A device that detects WIFI devices and records their connection attempts?
It'll go bananas recording every single phone for every single person that visits the building.
The only way this device makes any sense whatsoever is if the MAC addresses of all the devices that should not be broadcasting WIFI are registered in advance. But MAC addresses can be spoofed. Or a secondary card could be used. Or, or, or...
Additionally, everything is encrypted these days. The best this could do is capture encrypted traffic being sent between a device and a router.
Additionally, they could simply use a point to point wireless communication mechanism that is not using any kind of wifi standard, in a frequency this device does not register, and run their connection that way. Basically a custom router that works on different frequencies and encryption algorithms as what the WMD is designed to detect.
I'm just a software developer with a passing understanding of wireless communication, and I can readily think of many ways to defeat this mechanism. Our enemy has infinite money and access to the best experts in every field.
Yes but the way they do things right now, it is evident that they tend to cut corners. You think the ballot counters have SSL certs? Additionally, it takes time to retool all the ballot machines to work in ad hoc mode, it wouldn't be as reliable as having a centralized control center. We can see what IP address they are talking to and instantly geolocate.
There is no way they could retool everything in just over a year to be ready for countermeasuring this in time for the 2024 election.
There is absolutely a way. They will just wire everything over ethernet months in advance so observant poll watchers won't see a bunch of wires being connected. If they aren't using wifi it won't capture the devices.
Then it will be obvious to spot the Ethernet cables sticking out of the machines so how could they try to say they aren't online? I don't think they even have Ethernet ports by law which is why they had to hide WiFi cards deep in the hardware.
Very good point. It would be a substantial undertaking to get all that done prior to 2024. And all we really need to do is protect 2024.
You can eliminate certain wifi signals, such as cellphones.