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Wallpaper Helps You Deter WiFi Thieves
15May2012 Filed under: Others Author: Rebekah
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WiFi networks are prevalent everywhere, nowadays with less people wanting the hassle of tethered Internet. Many wireless devices require WiFi or 3G to connect to the Internet.
What is most annoying about having WiFi is the people who will try to piggyback on your open network or try to hack your password. With this coated wallpaper however, you will never have to worry about freeloaders ever again. Unless of course, they are inside your own house.
Grenoble INP Phd student Fabien De Barros and the Centre Technique du Papier in France have developed this wonderful wallpaper that is coated with silver-crystals that is able to block certain wireless frequencies, which just happens to be the same as a WiFi router’s frequency.
Why not just block unauthorised users by setting up a password-protected network though? The best security one could have with one’s wireless network would be to secure it with encryption. The downside of doing this, especially outside of one’s home would be the hassle of having to share the passwords with authorised users of said network.
There are still some kinks that need to be worked out of this invention, as the wallpaper cannot block signals if you have a window (and I certainly hope you won’t wallpaper over your windows, signal blocking or not). The inventors are still working on a clear coating of protection equal to that of the wallpaper.
Who would buy this technology? It’s hard to say, because unless you’re working out of your windowless basement or a closet, you’re likely not going to be able to put the wallpaper to full use.
Personally, I’ll stick to my encrypted WiFi at home for now, because that’s a free solution, but until my neighbours stop trying to hack onto my WiFi, there may be consideration for this invention yet.
datadiary
May 15th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Ohh, just wow
Property Marbella
May 15th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
My friend owns a programming company with several international clients and the whole office is lined with copper, walls, floors and roof, no windows has the room. You will be funneled in through a double room which is also in copper. No one can intercept or bug them.
Mobile Reviews
May 15th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
I will still stick with my encrypted security system. This technology will not suite my lifestyle. My room got 3 windows and this wallpaper will just be useless.
software development
May 17th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Better help.
Erik
May 18th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
In the age where everyone will own a smartphone, the perfect application for this product is movie theaters!
Health Advices Tips
May 18th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
It has to come with curtains otherwise this would still be useless.
Mobile Reviews
May 18th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Are you referring to a curtain that could block wifi? This maybe another invention that pretty much better than the wallpaper. Imagine a fabric that could block wifi signals and you could even wear it as a shirt or jeans. Cool.
M4SSD
May 20th, 2012 at 1:04 am
I guess i just stick with dedicated line.
Reydson
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:26 am
That’s very interesting. Specially for me, who am always paranoid about my neighbors trying to steal my wifi connection…
Christopher Draycott
May 22nd, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Wow, technology continues to blow my mind.
Naveen Sharma
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Good stuff, Must read
iuli
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:33 pm
encrypted WiFi for sure..
shapes for kids
May 24th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Wow!! So much they invent nowadays!! Quite amazing. But i wonder if this wall-paper also reduces the wi-fi signal from one division of the house to another..if so.. that might be a problem if you do not have a router on each room of your house.
Table Reservations
May 25th, 2012 at 6:19 pm
However, to get this thing to actually block your signal within your walls, you’ll have to paper up your walls, ceilings and floors as well as your doors and windows
Business Investor
May 28th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Im sure most of us who get free wifi hope this doesnt caught on lol.
Personalized
May 30th, 2012 at 7:11 am
HHmmm… weird thought here. Wouldn’t a complex password and decent encryption be cheaper than the wallpaper?
Kashif
June 1st, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Nice inventions however you are right about windows. They must find a solution to this problem first.
Sourish @ Iphone 4 jailbreak
June 1st, 2012 at 11:42 pm
i didnt know that wallpapers repel wifi signals , pretty cool hu
Detailing @ Mobile Auto Detailing San Diego
June 2nd, 2012 at 8:55 am
Lol… Wow… It’s that simple. I have a neighbor who invited me over to his house to show me some information he found on line. When I was there he had a bad WiFi connection and he went to connect to another network, I sat right there and watch him link up to the connection from my home. I need to have that locked since I don’t know if he can get into my network and access the files from my auto detailing business. Thanks for the idea.
Joe @ Clay Bar Treatment
June 2nd, 2012 at 8:59 am
Who would have ever thought wall paper could do the trick! See it goes to show you that it’s the simple things in life that matter.
Dan - Blogger Templates
June 2nd, 2012 at 9:28 am
It is sad the world has come to this but still a pretty nifty technology!
Reagan McClellan
June 9th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Wow, that is a completely pointless invention lol. Especially with the number of free alternatives. However you’re right when you say that there is potential for this in the future as wifi theives get more advanced.
dougy
June 12th, 2012 at 4:45 am
Excuse me, but there’s a cheaper and faster way to protect your WiFi…MAC Address Filtering!
Kate Kutny
June 12th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
I will have to tell my hubby about this. Never knew wall paper could do something like this and protect my WiFi from Wifi thieves. I get so annoyed when people come on my connection. I will def. use this idea. Hopefully it works for me.
Gord
June 13th, 2012 at 10:16 am
I couldn’t imagine going to this length insted of just using a password.
Mobile Reviews
June 19th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
now only if they could create one that would make your connection stronger! My house is like a graveyard for wifi signals
Edwin
June 22nd, 2012 at 12:49 am
Wow.. Amazing ! Nowadays technology is growing up.
Maggie @ Snag A Bargain
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:20 am
I really hate wall paper. I think that my encrypted wifi will have to suffice. My husband is really good at securing our network. Personally it drives me crazy but at least we’re safe.
Briquette Machinery
June 22nd, 2012 at 1:11 pm
There is of course the possibility of a stranger accessing EVERYTHING that YOU are doing, including online banking, email etc… but, that’s not the worst of it. They could be using your wifi bandwidth to download pirated software or music. Guess who goes to court to fight that battle, YOU!
SNPlanet
June 23rd, 2012 at 8:44 pm
The idea is not bad but I prefer software/hardware solutions (password,encryption) rather than an external thing to place near to my modem/router
Doctor@ Control Birth
June 24th, 2012 at 1:55 am
Awesome way to catch the wifi hackers. But still they will do that. its the fact. Once a technology comes to beat them, on the same next day they will crack the program. I don’t think this could catch them purely. Anyways nice effort. Lets see what will happen.
Maxim Dsouza
June 29th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
No matter what one does to prevent unethical stuff, the bad guys find a way to bypass it. When it comes to the internet its even more so. The hackers will find a loophole and come up with something better and another prevention method will be necessary. The loop is endless.
IT Support
July 11th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
it’s quite brilliant and quite dumb I may say! this would be an additional costs to someone, why not choose to turn the wifi off if you do not want to share it at all and you are the only one using the connection at home. easy as that. I’m a fan of invention, though so it’s great that people are able to think this kind of innovative defense.
Social Work Jobs
July 11th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
might as well use a password than go through all that effort. im not a fan of plain wallpapers and crystals anyways!
richard
July 16th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
this may not be the best shield against wi fi thefts but still a very useful and commendable product.
Kashif
July 16th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Awesome post indeed! I mean this is really good way to counter wifi thieves.
panaceabharti
July 17th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Thanks for these amazing tips to detect WIFI thieves.
m66
July 17th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
It doesn’t have any true practical use at the moment, but I’m sure one day, like all great inventions, it will find its way to our daily lives.
sims
July 17th, 2012 at 11:28 pm
That is a nice invention. However windows has to find a solution for this.
vodka drinks
July 19th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
pretty cool stuff, though.. pretty useless in my opinion
Fowara
July 20th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Is it really that necessary to deter Wi-Fi thieves that you have to buy a special wallpaper to prevent it? I think you just need better security and come up with a better password.
andrew cresswell
July 25th, 2012 at 1:28 am
I think that this probably has far more commercial applications than domestic. I presume that you would just wallpaper the external walls keeping all of your corporate data locked within the business premises. No good for me, I hate wallpapering.
iphone external battery
July 31st, 2012 at 2:14 pm
My friend owns a coding company with several international business partners and the whole office is covered with copper, walls, floors and roof, no windows has the room. You will be funneled in through a double room which is also in copper. nobody can intercept or bug them.
Anders J.
August 1st, 2012 at 7:48 pm
I also read about the new roll-on solar systems. The technology nowadays is just expanding like never before. Its an honor to witness really.
//Anders J.
Selena Spice
August 2nd, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Great solution, thank you for this article.
John
August 4th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Wifi connection must be secured at any cost… Its so dangerous to share your info on the wifi..
Jacob
August 10th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
This is too good to be true! If not, im getting this right now!
Randolph Neil Sherrod
August 19th, 2012 at 7:20 am
I like it! –Randy Neil Sherrod
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September 23rd, 2012 at 4:49 am
Lol, I’d rather set a password than going through such trouble
Dinesh Bharti @ Gate Coaching
October 1st, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Yes No doubt ! Papers can surely stop waves of Wifi which means no one can heck ur wifi
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October 9th, 2012 at 4:02 am
I doubt this would sell too well as most people don’t know if they’re internet connection is being piggy backed on, and those that are aware that it can happen will set a good password in the first place.
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October 15th, 2012 at 12:41 am
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October 19th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Very smart! I’ve always wanted a similar device but for cellphones. Make a little pouch out of this material and be unreachable on demand!
Cindy
December 29th, 2012 at 2:28 am
So when I am in my backyard gardening and I want to pull up a video on how to prune my plants, how am I going to do so? In my view, I think the encryption standard has to be improved drastically, we need more security protocols and allow persons to mod their own security, like an api type interface.
samtheman
March 11th, 2013 at 8:13 am
Pretty much like wrapping your head in silver foil then…
Techotips
March 12th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Nice technology of blocking wifi signals using a wallpaper. Thanks for the information.
Property Marbella
March 16th, 2013 at 9:00 pm
There will soon be a small machine that will block sound waves for thieves.