Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
“Unlike earlier experimental systems that relied on expensive sensors or specialised equipment, the new method works with ordinary WiFi hardware already found in most homes and businesses. Previous approaches often depended on channel state information (CSI), which measures how radio signals change aft...
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/ordinary-wifi-can-now-identify-people-with-near-perfect-accuracy/
#privacy #technology #wifi
Danie van der Merwe
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