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I see why this is interesting, but how or when would it be practical or useful?
by tagabek 13y ago
I see why this is interesting, but how or when would it be practical or useful?
- cellis 13y agoI think the point is that iOS devices inadvertently leak the privacy of the user. This hack exploits that leak.
- deepinsand 13y agoYou could install this in a retail store to get competitive intel on where your customers have previously browsed or been
- tagabek 13y agoSomething like this seems... illegal. Isn't this type of data farming only allowed after explicit permission of the user?
- deepinsand 13y agoSadly this has already been happening for a while: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/euclid-the-google-analytics-like-tracking-solution-for-brick-and-mortars-raises-17-3-million-series-b/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/euclid-the-google-analytics...
- evan_ 13y agoWhat would be illegal about it? The phone is advertising the MACs, just the same as if you wore a shirt that had your home address on it.
- rmc 13y agoStoring personally identifiable data about people is covered and controlled by EU Data Protection law. Broadly, you have to have a legitimate, legal, proportional reason for storing personal data on people. You probably need their consent.
- kevin_p 13y agoPerhaps not for honest folk like yourself, but there are obvious ways that it could be used for evil - set up an access point with the same name and MAC address to sniff traffic and/or perform all sorts of man-in-the-middle attacks.
- nikcub 13y agocheck the SSID they are looking for, setup the network they want, establish a connection and then MITM their connection. This is what products like the Pineapple are setup to exploit and automate. It really is a lot of fun trying it out and pranking friends: http://hakshop.myshopify.com/products/wifi-pineapple http://hakshop.myshopify.com/products/wifi-pineapple