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Reaction to ICE's planned purchase of Boston Dynamics robot dogs (www.nbcboston.com)

submitted 1 week ago by ExtremeDullard@piefed.social to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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ICE could soon deploy Boston Dynamics' robot dogs, a move raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control and potential misuse.

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[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Localized EMP devices are illegal, and you should not research them soon

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My hotspot password is like your username. Didn’t want people to be able to know it just by seeing it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dude, you need more character variance in your wifi password.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I do. It’s something like $t3II3R-IiI-IiIIyp4d

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You don't need high tech, spray paint on the sensors will blind these. Shoot some rock salt into the cameras, hose them down with water.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Spray paint suggests a certain proximity, but paint in water balloons opens up some options

[–] SwifferWetjet@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 week ago

3D printed 40mm launcher you say?

[–] aSaabD00d@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We have paintball guns, btw.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure holding a gun, paint or otherwise, in front of an autonomous killer Nazi robot dog is a great idea

[–] aSaabD00d@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

It'll work until they fit them with guns in the wild. I'm aware that someone has already done this but those aren't built at scale and haven't been sold to anyone yet. Afaia.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I feel like they'll be easy to hack too.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Yes, do not research them and keep them far away from surveillance cameras.

[–] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I thought you needed a massive energy burst for an emp. I guess I haven't actually researched it...