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March 30, 2006
The RF shielding shirt: An alternative to the tinfoil armband
Remember Sean Darks of CityWatcher, who had himself and his employees implanted with a VeriChip microchip device to access a "secure" data center? Remember how easy it is for hackers to skim the data from such chips and waltz right into the data center?
We joked that Mr. Darks and his employees -- along with the chipped nightclubbers in Spain -- might want to wear tinfoil armbands to keep their chips under wraps.
Well, it turns out someone went us one better. A company called The EMF Safety Superstore is selling an actual EMF shielding shirt complete with stainelss steel fibers woven right into the fabric. For just $89.95, Mr. Darks and his chipped pals can prevent unwanted access to their implants in comfortable, long-wearing style.
The EMF Safety Superstore also offers a variety of books, EMF detectors, RF shielding fabrics, and other products to help reduce unwanted EMF exposure.
[Note: This glossary of shielding terms may help non-engineers decipher the company's product descriptions.]
-Katherine Albrecht
Posted by Katherine Albrecht at March 30, 2006 8:58 AM
Comments
I like your site, these devices are simply evil, no if and's or but's, however the first ones who should be GPS chipped are every single elected government official everywhere, if they want REAL ID, let's really ID them first...they get to step to the head of the line and they should pay for their own damn implant and surgery,(and psssst don't tell them these devices can be defeated...)
A simple blast of microwave energy would be enough even with the risk of a burn... Monkey wrench this technology every time you can..
Posted by: Eric at April 14, 2006 6:20 PM