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by Spivak 2624 days ago
Blocking RF is illegal if it's done with the intent you describe. It's fine if your building gets terrible or no reception but if you purposely design it that way you're not protected.
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There are a number of organizations and businesses that block RF. Their legal team review the local statutes and the employees sign acceptance in the AUP onboarding documentation.

To your point, there are certainly countries and jurisdictions that do not permit blocking RF or have strict exceptions.

> Their legal team review the local statutes

In the US, local statutes and AUPs don't enter into it. This is federal law. You're right, there have been a number of organizations that have done this -- and enough of them have been fined for it that the number is much smaller than it used to be.