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If they simply logged all MACs that passed by their routers, that would be a little concerning given the urban setting. If these people didn't turn off their Wi
by morpheuskafka 6y ago
If they simply logged all MACs that passed by their routers, that would be a little concerning given the urban setting. If these people didn't turn off their WiFi autojoin and their devices were actively connecting, then that's on them.
- Retric 6y agoIt’s easy to fall into the trap of confusing how the system behaves with what your actually allowed to do. Legally computers can’t give consent even if it seems like they do so. This is why people can be convicted of hacking for going to public URL’s etc. Presumably, the same rules apply in the reverse where if people are unaware that’s what’s happening then it should be illegal to track them like this. If anything it’s legally ok because as a student they may have unknowingly agreed to such somewhere.
- wenc 6y agoI'm surprised tracking MACs would be that reliable. Most phones and phone OSes > 2017 have had MAC randomization built in. Retail wifi points used to track MACs in order to profile foot traffic, but this technique hasn't been effective since 2017. https://blog.elevensoftware.com/how-mac-address-randomization-can-affect-the-wifi-experience https://blog.elevensoftware.com/how-mac-address-randomizatio...
- ev1 6y agoThese are presumably students that have signed into the wifi, not just passerby