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[...] InMobi collected nearby basic service set identification addresses, which act as unique serial numbers for wireless access points. The company [...] then
by epoxyhockey 10y ago
[...] InMobi collected nearby basic service set identification addresses, which act as unique serial numbers for wireless access points. The company [...] then fed each BSSID into a "geocorder" database to infer the phone user's latitude and longitude
The author of this article might need a new technical advisor.
- teej 10y agoWhy exactly? It says that the company was inferring location based on nearby wireless networks. Does your quote not accurately reflect that?
- epoxyhockey 10y ago1) geocorder, with a random "r" 2) you don't plug in a BSSID into a geocoder, you would use something like wigle.net to go from BSSID -> lat/long
- teej 10y ago1) Typos happen 2) That's why geocoder is in quotes. It's a system that performs an operation similar to a geocoder.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoWhat's wrong with it?
- GrumpyYoungMan 10y agoOther than "geocoder" being incorrectly written as "geocorder", it's correct. That's how the WiFi trilateration systems in cell phones used for determining location work; it's a simple DB lookup plus a small bit of math.