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It's probably not possible. The devices runs on LoRa wireless protocol, which measures bandwidth in single digit kilobits a second.



And is also subject to radio airtime fairness rules in ISM bands, meaning the radio cannot be transmitting more than 1% of the time based on jurisdiction.

I think if people had a better understanding of how LoRa works they'd freak out a little less. This entire thread of comments appears to be mostly based on some substantial misconceptions around the capabilities being surfaced here.

LoRa isn't wifi, enabling LoRa doesn't create an IP attack surface, and the bandwidth is so hilariously low as to be trivial. You can exfiltrate tens to hundreds of bytes with these things.




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