▲ 590 ▼ WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed (news.ucsc.edu) submitted 1 year ago by RegularJoe@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) Turns out the tinfoil hat gang was right the whole time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] krunklom@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago (3 children) Innocuous radio signals are one thing but if my apartment is inundated with radio waves that can literally be used to track my movements and monitor my heartbeat, being forced to allow this is a perverse and sickening invasion of privacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago If you think the lack of privacy is bad now, just wait till they use this to target done strikes. We're all in for super fun times. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, 20 people at a government agency are watching you watch Netflix and taking a shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago the problem is that you don't need 20 people for this kind of thing. you can just kinda passively slurp the data up from every router and throw it into a machine learning model to be used by cops or sold to advertisers. you don't need a human in the loop anywhere and it's essentially impossible to opt out of permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krunklom@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago (3 children) Innocuous radio signals are one thing but if my apartment is inundated with radio waves that can literally be used to track my movements and monitor my heartbeat, being forced to allow this is a perverse and sickening invasion of privacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago If you think the lack of privacy is bad now, just wait till they use this to target done strikes. We're all in for super fun times. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, 20 people at a government agency are watching you watch Netflix and taking a shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago the problem is that you don't need 20 people for this kind of thing. you can just kinda passively slurp the data up from every router and throw it into a machine learning model to be used by cops or sold to advertisers. you don't need a human in the loop anywhere and it's essentially impossible to opt out of permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago If you think the lack of privacy is bad now, just wait till they use this to target done strikes. We're all in for super fun times. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, 20 people at a government agency are watching you watch Netflix and taking a shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago the problem is that you don't need 20 people for this kind of thing. you can just kinda passively slurp the data up from every router and throw it into a machine learning model to be used by cops or sold to advertisers. you don't need a human in the loop anywhere and it's essentially impossible to opt out of permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago the problem is that you don't need 20 people for this kind of thing. you can just kinda passively slurp the data up from every router and throw it into a machine learning model to be used by cops or sold to advertisers. you don't need a human in the loop anywhere and it's essentially impossible to opt out of permalink fedilink source parent