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Cyber-security experts say the £339 5GBioShield appears to no more than a basic USB drive. 'We consider it to be a scam,' Stephen Knight, operations director for London Trading Standards told the BBC.
- ↑ Koetsier, John. "$350 '5G Bioshield' Radiation Protection Device Is A ... $6 USB Stick". Forbes. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Reverse Engineering a 5 g 'Bioshield'". Pen Test Partners. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.
The circular area on the main casing looked like it might be where the "quantum holographic catalyzer technology" transmitter might be. Carefully taking that off, not to damage the key components and, with crushing disappointment, it looked exactly like a regular sticker.
- ↑ Wright, Tom (16 June 2020). "The 5G Con That Could Make You Sick" (PDF). File on Four .
I have explained that until now, I explained the scientific base of my invention and you should understand also, anybody should understand that these love protection, very high frequency, the highest frequency in the universe is a frequency of love. And when you protect something with that highest frequency, nothing what is lower can penetrate it. My technology is a, is a, made in a new energy, very simple, easy, cheap and efficient. That is a simple sticker where I need three nano layers. One nano layer is a glue, the other is PVC and the third one is colour.
- ↑ Taylor, Michael (20 May 2020). "Glastonbury 5G row: Report slammed as 'farcical' for coronavirus and expensive Bioshield claims". Somerset Live.
- ↑ "'5GBioShield' cited in council's 5G report described as 'nothing more than a £5 USB key with a sticker on'". Somerset Live.
- ↑ Koetsier, John (28 May 2020). "$350 '5G Bioshield' Radiation Protection Device Is A ... $6 USB Stick". Forbes . Archived from the original on 10 June 2021.
A $350 USB stick is being marketed as a "5G Bioshield" for credulous 5G conspiracy theorists, says a security service that specializes in electronic security.