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Comment by bondarchuk

2 days ago

>As long as there's a country willing to build and sell ESP32s, I think it would be fairly easy to get hold of them.

You could say the same about firearms.

>Is a government really going to ban all electronics?

All electronics that can be freely programmed by the owner, not impossible.

  > All electronics that can be freely programmed by the owner, not impossible.

I'm not sure that is possible. Most chips are reprogramable. You think your cheap electricians are going to put in high security defenses?

Even Google and Apple can't keep themselves from getting jailbroken. You think that's going to be true about a $5 toy with a WiFi or Bluetooth chip in it.

It'll be too expensive