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It all started with some tweets.
“I really don’t want to live here anymore… fully funded child torture device. Will no reporters cover this…” @roryreckons tweeted.
Embedded in the tweet was a link to a Kickstarter page for a wearable device called NOIT. In the main picture, you can see a patch and rectangular device plastered onto the back of a child’s neck.