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▲WaveDigger: Dig into wireless signals to discover their physical locations (github.com)
drnick1 1 hours ago [-]
I started rotating my BSSID weekly after I learned Apple and Google abused it to track the location of people and devices.

Permanent hardware or software IDs, such as the Windows GUID or machine-id on Linux (systemd) are inevitably abused for surveillance sooner or later.

S0und 52 minutes ago [-]
You have all the good intentions, but since no one else does this around your location, I don't think you're achieving anything.
luma 34 minutes ago [-]
Looks like an open version of SkyHook from way back in 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless

For a while they had a paid program, I had a Windows Mobile app I could run with an external GPS dongle that would record wifi APs and location, upload to skyhook, who would occasionally cut me a check for my trouble. I made tens of dollars!

anigbrowl 22 minutes ago [-]
Isn't this just wha WIGLE does?
oulipo 2 hours ago [-]
Interesting, wondering why Apple doesn't restrict the queries to its server using a certificate that would be pinned on the devices, etc, so at least you would need a legit iPhone/Mac to be able to do a query?
doublerabbit 2 hours ago [-]
Cool. This'll go nicely with my hackslab and tinfoil hat upgrade.
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