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LinkNYC [0] kiosks have two security cameras (one above each ad display on both sides). Would it be somehow, or very, paranoid to imagine that these kiosks are
by gregsadetsky 8y ago
LinkNYC [0] kiosks have two security cameras (one above each ad display on both sides). Would it be somehow, or very, paranoid to imagine that these kiosks are also capturing IMSIs using a method similar to the one described above?
If you join the wi-fi network that any kiosk advertises, you will definitely “re-attach” when you encounter a new kiosk (so some MAC related tracking is possible).
But... do municipal CCTV setups usually go beyond video only and attempt to track people using various methods around bluetooth/MAC/IMSI?
Is it probable? Improbable? We’ll only know in N years when someone leaks about it..? Has it already been done?
[0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC
- StudentStuff 8y agoSounds quite regressive, some states like Oregon have made such setups (filming public rights of way with a fixed camera) illegal.
- voxadam 8y agoInteresting, does that mean outward facing security cameras with a view of public roads or sidewalks are prohibited in Oregon?
- StudentStuff 8y agoYes, filming the public right of way is illegal.