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Re: Eight miles away?

Put a nice big pine tree in front of that cantenna and it's not going 8 feet. Even the NSA has to obey the laws of physics.

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True, but unless the pine tree completely (sides and above) surrounds the wifi source, there's a way to get to it.

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Guess it's a good thing they have domestic drone program, then.

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Beware what the Amazon drone brings for you
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You have heard of balloon "satellites" and drones right? I'm sure the NSA, with their infinite budget could whip something up. Remember, they aren't bound by FCC regulations or the size constraints of the rinky dink antennas on consumer gear to pick up the signal.

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I've also heard they can control some people's minds with their secret mind ray.

Yea maybe they can do that but again it's not going to go unnoticed. Following FCC regulations would make it more difficult to find than if they are using much higher power than what the FCC allows. Even if they had a million watt 2.4Ghz transmitter that does not mean they can just push a button and infect any PC on a wireless network they wish. There is no universal NSA only exploit that covers every wireless device ever made. If it did exist hackers would have discovered it or someone would have blown a whistle by now.