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I'm wondering if some types of crystal can absorb or distort the signals enough to make you harder to identify. I mean I guess you'd be "that guy with the crystals in his pocket" and would be easy to correlate to ~~CCTV~~ flock, but if everyone does it it could create a layer of obscuration.
Especially things with piezoelectric and/or electromagnetic effects. I'm thinking mainly along the lines of quartz, tourmaline, pyrite, tiger's eye (hematite/jasper), shungite, etc.
It would be worth experimenting with if anyone tries that open source software another commenter linked...
You’d just need metal for this.
I guess lining hats with tinfoil is no longer solely for the paranoid...