In response to this general heightened awareness, a new product has emerged that offers the promise of allowing anyone to mask their mobile signal without engaging in elaborate measures.

The Off Pocket (as in the "off switch") is a pouch for your mobile device that instantly cuts off any signal including GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular phone signals. Its interior uses a metal fabric to achieve the effect, while the exterior offers protection from the elements via water-resistant material.

According to the company's tests, the pouch is more effective than a refrigerator or a cocktail shaker (two methods of blocking a phone signal that have become popular among some mobile phone users). In the company's battery of tests the Off Pocket successfully blocked mobile phone signals from major cellular networks including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint.