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Fearful of crime, the tech elite transform their homes into military bunkers (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by wanderingmagus@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemm.ee

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In the future, your home will feel as safe from intruders as a state-of-the-art military base.

Cameras and sensors surveil the perimeter, scanning bystanders’ faces for potential threats. Drones from a “deterrence pod” scare off trespassers by projecting a searchlight over any suspicious movements. A virtual view of the home is rendered in 3D and updated in real time, just like a Tesla’s digital display. And private security agents monitor alerts from a central hub.

This is the vision of home security pitched by Sauron, a Silicon Valley start-up boasting a waiting list of tech CEOs and venture capitalists.

Couldn't find a non-paywall version. Edit: found one thanks to @ireticent : https://archive.is/roxCM

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lasers blind and damage camera CCDs, and a super soaker full of paint will stop them from being effective. Helium balloons trailing fishing line will ensnare drones, and if you put some tinfoil on the balloons they will interfere with radar.

An unshielded domestic microwave magnetron will jam radio transmissions in an arc.

A sheet of aluminium provides defence against microwave area denial weapons, and a sheet of Perspex and some earplugs can defend against LRAD crowd dispersal machines.

You can make a field expedient gas mask out of a large plastic soft drink bottle and some duct tape.

Body-conforming Anti-less-lethal and taser armour can be quickly knocked up with PVC pipes, a hacksaw, and a heat gun.

Follow me for more cybertrash primitivepunk anticapitalist goblin strats and teks.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

This needs to go into a Modern Anarchist’s Cookbook.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

An unshielded domestic microwave magnetron will jam radio transmissions in an arc.

In an arc around the magnetron? I'm not to familiar but that sounds dangerous for anyone near the source. Does it fry anything close to it?

You can make a field expedient gas mask out of a large plastic soft drink bottle and some duct tape.

How? This is all so fascinating even if I never have to use it.

Body-conforming Anti-less-lethal and taser armour can be quickly knocked up with PVC pipes, a hacksaw, and a heat gun.

Again, how. I would live to learn. Just in case...

You have a lot of good ideas for resistance/protest but it's kinda hard to follow them in your brevity.

Follow me for more cybertrash primitivepunk anticapitalist goblin strats and teks.

Yes, please. Where? Do you have a website to recommend or any good starting point? Can you follow accounts in Lemmy? I use a 3rd party app and can't find a way here (Boost app for android ).

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Magnetron: yes it's extraordinarily dangerous to everyone. It's more a case of hook it up to a carr battery, turn it on, and run away forever.

Gas mask: https://zamonthly.org/2020/04/17/diy-or-die-trying-soda-bottle-gas-mask/

PVC pipe comes in various sizes, and it's a thermoplastic, so you can heat it up with a heat gun, deform it to a desired shape, then let it cool and it will remain in that shape (super interesting experiment is to then heat it up again and watch it reform to its original shape like a fucking T-1000)

But by cutting out shapes and deforming them with heat, you can make armour for your arms, legs, ribs, and neck, the places cops love to hit with their batons. It's lightweight, cheap, and disposable.

I actually don't have a website or any socials. Maybe I should start an online Zine like they used to back in the 90s.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

You should write an article for 2600 Magazine, I'm sure they'd publish it. Here's a link with info.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Sauron"? Really?

edit:

In the future, your home will feel as safe from intruders as a state-of-the-art military base.

Yeah, if you're a tech billionaire

[–] shartworx@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Working our way to Elysium.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Can't eat the rich if you can't reach the rich.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

New tower defense game just dropped

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Quick, brick the doors while they’re inside

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Couldn't find a non-paywall version.

If you archive the page it usually bypasses the paywall. I used to like archive.is but they've been increasingly hostile toward VPN users lately. Their captchas are almost impossible to pass if you use a VPN.

[–] wanderingmagus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! Edited.

[–] Aolley@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

even better! let new tech companies inside your home and give them that surveillance data. Another of the 'this can never go wrong in any way' ideas

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

More like they’re fearful of retribution for their crimes.