Technology

"This technology turns every router into a potential means for surveillance," warns Julian Todt from KASTEL. "If you regularly pass by a café that operates a WiFi network, you could be identified there without noticing it and be recognized later -- for example by public authorities or companies."

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Inexpensive or older routers either don’t store history at all or keep it for a short time.

Newer models can store more information for more extended periods.

https://www.thetechwire.com/how-long-does-a-router-store-history/

At this point I'd prefer the Chinese routers.

Have fun watching me be balls deep in my partner, fed boys. Be jelly cause you can't fuck like me.

It would be great if there were some open source tool kits for this. If the technology is going to exist it should be in the hands of the people.

I know satellites can make out cities not even the visible spectrum satellites.

Now that I think about it there are lots of wireless devices. If you have a living room TV you could block that. Obvious mesh network nodes can have their signal blocked. Also your phone can move closer too and further away from wireless router

Yeah I could see it if you have enough data you could at least check node proximity, but floor plan mapping might be different

That's cool and all but if true, why use an animated photo instead of a real life example?

Don't give fucking Peter ideas, it's making the bastard horny.

Product idea: clothing with jaged edges and radio absorbing plates.

So why am I using pir and near nfd's

Pretty sure this is old news? It's basically sonar, which The Dark Knight predicted in the film.

Edit: a word

From what I've read this is built into the required wifi router for Xfinity. I discovered this when I signed up for Xfinity fiber, had the fiber installed and setup and then cancelled it the same day, because of this and not being able to buy and run my own hardware, and needing to install an app on my phone to manage the router, and apparently not being able to choose my DNS. They required that I rent their hardware for an additional $15/mo. Oh well, at least fiber is in the house now, if anyone wants it in the future. I sure won't be paying them to spy on me.

Fuck Comcast, still.

Very interesting concept. I was curious about how in the hell this could be done. This article explains the general method.

When an inert object like a person moves around between the router and stationary connected devices like computers and printers, it interferes with the signal. The pattern of interference plus math can be used to plot the movement of the object - and even measure subtle changes like hand gestures. Home security software from companies like Xfinity can already use this tech to send you an alert when something is moving around in your house, without needing additional hardware. Imagine an informercial where a guy holds up a handful of "clumsy motion sensors" with wires sticking out of them, and "confusing instructions". Not if you just let your router do it!

As far as being a new and sinister means of surveillance, evil companies could already theoretically tap into anybody's motion sensors or security cams. The difference with WiFi tracking is that you wouldn't necessarily know it's there.

"Identify" seems like a very misleading word in this context. Isn't it just detecting and locating? Or am I misunderstanding and they can tell me and my roommate appart?