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Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Zephorah@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world

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

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[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's also only possible because the information they used (BFI) is unencrypted.

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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I would expect them having access to that anyway when they control the device, or when they are the manufacturer

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[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 point 5 months ago

If that data were encrypted it would at least reduce the number of people that has access to it.

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