BrikoXJul 22, 2025

Humans can be tracked with unique 'fingerprint' based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals

https://lemmy.zip/post/44534609

Humans can be tracked with unique 'fingerprint' based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals - Lemmy.zip

> Wi-Fi spy with my little eye that same guy I saw at another hotspot

Show threadTurd Ferg
The tech has been around for a few years tomshardware.com/…/wi-fi-routers-used-to-detect-h…
Wi-Fi Routers Used to Detect Human Locations, Poses Within a Room

Wireframe images generated by AI look pretty accurate compared to ground truth video feeds.

Tom's Hardware
Jul 23, 2025 at 10:14pmWeb
Show threadMeron35Jul 23, 2025
The WiFi tracking tech is not too new, but re-identification of subjects is. That is, instead of the shopping centre having to build up their own database to profile you, they can just match your unique biomarker to a external data broker’s database, supposedly.
Show threadTurd FergJul 23, 2025
a biomarker data broker, the future is grim