A box in the corner doesn't make for good TV. Drones flying around sure does.
Sure, you could do exactly the same thing with a sniffer app on a normal phone, but drones sell better, at least for this ridiculous grift.
What might work better is people walking around with a backpack wearing Pineapple.
https://youtu.be/EbetD2LMbeQ
Also, why do I even know this? What is life anymore? Haha.