Companies are duping people into buying fake Faraday cages they say will block harmful radiation and 5G, but keep home WiFi signal intact. A real Faraday cage, however, would block all electromagnetic ...

A shielded enclosure used to block electromagnetic fields from reaching its interior. However, a compass does work inside a Faraday cage because the cage does not block the earth's magnetic field.

We've heard for a while now that hackers are taking advantage of keyless entry systems to steal modern cars in what are known as "relay attacks." And while some folks are using old-school methods like ...

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Shielding is crucial for all manner of electronic devices. Whether you want to keep power supply noise out of an audio amplifier, or protect ICBMs against an electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear ...

I wrapped my router in foil; download dropped ~50% and ping rose ~67%, so the signal was partially blocked. Upload barely changed; upload speed seemed ISP-limited, not much affected by the foil. My ...

Say you wanted to protect your Wi-Fi network from surrounding buildings. The most obvious way to do this would be to secure the devices on your network using the wireless security protocol of choice.

A 60-year-old electrician in Perth, Western Australia had his termination upheld by a labor grievance commission when it was determined he had been abusing his position and technical knowledge to ...

A radio is able to receive signals and make sound when outside a Faraday cage. The cage blocks the signals when placed over the radio, silencing it. The cage gaps are on the order of centimetres, but ...

In today's digital age, many employers like to monitor their offsite staff during work hours using GPS. Over in Australia, one 60-year-old electrician decided to use his technical know-how to evade ...

You don't have to buy into 5G conspiracy theories to think that you could do with a little less radiation in your life. One way of blocking radiation is a Faraday cage, but this is usually a metal ...