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  • Ordinary WiFi can now indentify people with near perfect accuracy

    From Jan Panteltje@alien@comet.invalid to sci.crypt on Sat May 23 17:35:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.crypt

    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260522023127.htm

    Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
    Scientists say ordinary WiFi routers may soon be able to secretly recognize and track
    people with near-perfect accuracy.

    Date:
    May 22, 2026
    Source:
    Karlsruher Institut f|+r Technologie (KIT)
    Summary:
    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
    rCLseerCY and recognize individuals
    rCo even if they are not carrying a device and even if their phone is turned off.

    Paper with explanion how it works::
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765062


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  • From Anne Frank@bounce.me@n2n.oc2mx.net to sci.crypt on Thu Jun 18 13:36:09 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.crypt

    Jan Panteltje wrote:

    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260522023127.htm

    Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
    Scientists say ordinary WiFi routers may soon be able to secretly recognize and track
    people with near-perfect accuracy.

    Date:
    May 22, 2026
    Source:
    Karlsruher Institut f??r Technologie (KIT)
    Summary:
    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.

    Paper with explanion how it works::
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765062



    So what... They can't detect AEC (with dead drop) usage.


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