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Scientists Invent Smartphone Chip That Peers Through Barriers With Electromagnetic Waves (futurism.com)
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[โ€“] Sibbo 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So now we need to actually wear tinfoil clothing such that people can't snap nudes of us in public?

[โ€“] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

it can only detect objects through barriers from a few centimeters away, assuaging concerns that a thief might try to use it to look through someone's bags or packages.

If somebody's waving a wand over your body a few cm from your boobs, I advise you to step away.