Spying Wifi Router

theatlantic.com ^

[conserv8]

As people move through a space with a Wi-Fi signal, their bodies affect it, absorbing some waves and reflecting others in various directions. By analyzing the exact ways that a Wi-Fi signal is altered when a human moves through it, researchers can “see” what someone writes with their finger in the air, identify a particular person by the way that they walk, and even read a person’s lips with startling accuracy—in some cases even if a router isn’t in the same room as the person performing the actions.

[conserv8]

Should read!

[pieceofthepuzzle]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting, but not too surprising. Consider how even an X-box now has very good facial recognition, and can read body movement. I know it's different, but makes it clear how much technology is advancing. If only human ethics and behavior were advancing as well.

[immadashell]

Big Brother has a brand new toy. We are so screwed.

[gigster]

Cue Twilight Zone theme.

[mylife]

I am calling BS.

It would have to be calibrated in that environment to do anything useful.

[Doogle]

"....wait...wat?...who?...if they find out it's me.... whoa Nellie"

[knarf]

Oh fer ....

We whom used to twist and tin foil rabbit ears ... and climb on the roof to adjust an antenna .... have known this forever !

So now they can "read" my body by analyzing a distorted electronic wave ?

What kind of a sammich am I eating right now ?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Reads sort of like the fictional BS in Wired that the BBC goes around in a tiny little van checking to see if people are illegally watching the BBC iPlayer without paying the TV tax.

[Liberty Valance]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U
Don McLean- American Pie (with Lyrics)

[Fresh Wind]

"I'm a pencil-neck geek. Believe what I say"

[conserv8]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/28/pencil-erasers-devil-children-failure#img-1

[rlmorel]

I am stealing that gif...:)

[Doogle]

...ever so guilty.. LOL

[VRWC For Truth]

The’ ‘Rat cat ...

[batterycommander]

Sounds like a suitable theme for a Weird Al Yankovic hit.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

The blood curses through my veins at 60mb/s.

[Gaffer]

Your TV (at least the old analog tuners) did emit a signal of its own. Had do to with the mixing process and the local oscillator used.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I understand all of that, they’re claiming they can tell what you’re watching online on your wifi router. Which is a bunch of BS. The BBC wouldn’t get far in this country if they’re tapping individuals wifi networks with/without prior consent. It’s simply illegal for anyone to tap their neighbors wifi, even though it’s done on a regular basis. This story and the BBC one I cited is just tin-foil hat nuttery.

[fella]

" If only human ethics and behavior were advancing as well."

The human race is like a toddler with a fully loaded glock.

[Gaffer]

You would be surprised at the number of efforts used to geo-locate someone, something using everyday RF signals that are present in the environment. The primary goal being able to do it passively/or undetected.