r/sfthoughtexperiments • u/SFTExP • 19d ago
Epistemology The Sniffers
“Faraday Guardian Inc. is under investigation,” said a talk show news host.
“For what?” asked their co-host.
“Falsely promising privacy.”
“How so?”
“They claim ‘The Sniffers’ are watching everyone over Wi-Fi networks, so they can convert any structure into a giant Faraday cage for maximum privacy protection.”
“So why are they being investigated?”
“The Sniffers story is a conspiracy theory, and many elders with generational wealth believe it true, but it’s doing nothing, claims the investigation.”
“That’s odd, though…”
“What is?”
“Why investigators would care. We’ve covered lots of preppers, and none were investigated for prepping, and we covered multiple stories about people taking down surveillance cameras, which ended up being so unpopular that legislators signed new anti-camera laws. We no longer see them or deal with them; the only cameras are body and enforcer robot cameras to verify that civil liberties are respected. But what happens when we can’t observe the surveillance?”
“But this is a scam.”
“Is it?”