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“I can’t imagine a Joe Blow citizen having that equipment to be used for anything other than malicious intent,” says the mayor.

Although illegal and a terrible idea, I can imagine several misguided scenarios. Maybe a parent enforcing no-internet periods for children? Maybe a paranoid trying to block spying signals?

EDIT: Remember the stories from a few years ago, where hotels installed cell jammers to force people to be gouged by the hotel room phones?




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