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> there are companies such as Cognitive It's my understanding that there have been companies trying to sell solutions like this for people-tracking indoors for
by walrus01 4y ago
> there are companies such as Cognitive
It's my understanding that there have been companies trying to sell solutions like this for people-tracking indoors for supermarkets/grocery stores, shopping malls, large department stores for at least 7-8 years now.
(edit: Stuff like RF beacons built into shopping cart handles, right? Since the shopping carts are centrally owned/managed/controlled and with unique serial numbers, and mostly don't get stolen or leave the property.)
- avree 4y agoYour understanding is correct, but most of those were based on iBeacons/NFC/other tech and not Wi-Fi.
- stefan_ 4y agoThere were some things around WiFi, but on a higher level, e.g. recognizing unique radio mac addresses that were sending probes for their home SSIDs. Big reason most devices will now randomize their MAC address until actually authenticated with a network.