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"Navizon's system can determine where you are, but not necessarily who you are, since all it sees is a Wi-Fi radio." Maybe they can't find out WHO you are, but
by mirkules 15y ago
"Navizon's system can determine where you are, but not necessarily who you are, since all it sees is a Wi-Fi radio."
Maybe they can't find out WHO you are, but they can certainly find out where you live: wigle.net
Apple and Google may also have their own reverse SSID geolocation service, so there's really nothing stopping Navizon from finding out where you live.
Furthermore, they can use Kismet (or any other such tool) to find the SSIDs that your phone is searching for -- and if you, for example, enable WiFi at work AND at home -- they can also deduce where you work.
I find the service to be pretty creepy, personally.
- StavrosK 15y agoYour phone doesn't usually broadcast an SSID. Your home router does. What you've linked to isn't the same thing as the article, unless you're carrying your router along with you everywhere.
- cjmauthor 15y agoEven if we believe that our data is anonymous in one way or another the reality is that there are teams everyday working on de-anonymizing data. If you look at dozens of posted articles online referencing the restructuring of anonymous data you will realize that what appears to be anonymous on the surface might not be.