Gizmodo: Tinfoil Tech

Black Hole Phone Bag Drops You From the Grid Like Jason Bourne

Matt Buchanan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:00:33 EST

True, this black hole phone bag probably appeals more to pasty tinfoil types than badasses who can kill you with a phone book, but it'd be nice when you're hiding from your crazy hacker girlfriend 'cause you just want to play Halo with your friends. Slip your phone in the bag and it disappears from the network—no calls, no triangulation, no black helicopters. Twelve dollars seems like a small price to pay to avoid making all those Will Smith blunders when dodging G-Men. [Brando via I4U]

LaserScan Sort of Long-Range Hidden-Camera Detector

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:20:20 EST

Billed as a "long range" hidden-camera detector, its spotting powers only work within 50 feet. It's loaded with two pulsating lasers that scan for Big Brother eyes, which show up as flashing red lights in the scope. Supposedly it can ferret out pinhole cameras and ones stuffed inside of pens or buttons, making it great for the tinfoil set. Except for the fact it's totally obvious you're looking for cameras when you have it bolted to your face. [Spy Gadgets via Red Ferret]

RFID Guardian Firewalls Your Personal RFID Tags

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:00:03 EST

The RFID Guardian is a personal, battery-powered RFID firewall that manages tags "within physical proximity of a person," blocking them from answering queries—and possibly getting snooped. Better yet, it can clone your chips so you can switch the signal off and on at your command. The latest version is totally open with a wiki, source code bank and bug-tracker, making an already fantastic tool—given the proliferation of RFID chips loaded with personal info—even better. [RFID Guardian via BoingBoing]