Is a faraday bag for a laptop any use?
from jasonthedragon442@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 15:55
https://lemmy.ml/post/33950499

My laptop is off whenever not in use, and obviously doesn’t have a sim. Is there any point to get a Faraday Bag for it?

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MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 31 Jul 16:07 next collapse

I can’t think of one.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 31 Jul 16:27 next collapse

There is no conceivable risk to a turned off laptop, that could be fixed by a faraday bag, that is not dwarfed by having a functional networked laptop.

0x0@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 16:30 next collapse

It Depends.™

RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works on 01 Aug 01:14 collapse

On what exactly? If you work for a 3-letter government agency and your laptop was a gift from your new friend Sergei Notaspy who you met on vacation in Moscow?

0x0@lemmy.zip on 01 Aug 11:27 collapse

On OP’s needs and threat model.

jasonthedragon442@lemmy.ml on 01 Aug 13:08 collapse

I’m asking what are the scenarios where there is a point to having one, and if there are.

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca on 31 Jul 16:46 next collapse

Technically, if it’s completely 100% off, there’s no electricity running through its circuits and CPU, then there’s no way any program of sorts can actually, physically run.

The point of a Faraday cage is to isolate what’s inside from any EM interference.

If there are no active circuits running, then there’s absolutely nothing to interfere with.

listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io on 31 Jul 16:52 collapse

Just because the laptop is powered down does not mean that no circuits are getting power. Wake on LAN/WLAN is a thing, and most devices without a physical power switch, (a power bitton is not a switch), mean that there is a miniature power draw listening for that signal. The manufacturer might have other bits that are still active as well, you can’t be sure. If your ultra paranoid about state level actors it might be a good idea. If you’re just worried about somebody swiping your credit card number or something, probably overkill.

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca on 31 Jul 17:02 next collapse

Technically, if it’s completely 100% off, […]

onslaught545@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 22:14 collapse

It’s WoL, not WLAN. WLAN is Wireless Local Area Network.

zod000@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 23:12 collapse

I believe the previous post was talking about Wake on LAN (WoL) and Wake on WLAN (WoWLAN) which are separate things.

MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 31 Jul 17:23 next collapse

Nope

Ulrich@feddit.org on 31 Jul 18:38 next collapse

It’ll protect it from EMP’s!

Gustephan@lemmy.world on 31 Jul 18:42 next collapse

You could try running tails on your laptop. Nothing guarantees resting privacy like removable boot media

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 31 Jul 23:20 next collapse

Is this work laptop? then yes, put that thing in there along with the corpo cell phone. If it is your own laptop and you installed the OS, ideally linux, then it is fine.

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 01 Aug 11:33 collapse

The same as a tin foil hat. Even better an Faraday Bag for your router

www.theregister.com/…/whofi_wifi_identifier/