Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectively “see” and recognize individuals — even if they are not carrying a device and even if their phone is turned off.

The reason the FCC is only allowing the sale of state approved routers in the US?

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Well you can’t stop it from knowing something is there. But you should be able to confuse it’s identification of a specific person.

      • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 days ago

        I don’t know if it can actually see your gait. Might be that your legs are technically invisible to it. It’s just looking at how you uniquely disturb wifi signals. It maybe that your torso does most of that or something.