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Google says I was at: Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, 322001 I wasn't. I'm guessing that data is pared against a MAC address of a router that once was in Chin
by jpswade 13y ago
Google says I was at:
Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, 322001
I wasn't.
I'm guessing that data is pared against a MAC address of a router that once was in China, that is now in the UK.
I assume that my android phone saw the beacon and paired that data.
- Keyframe 13y agoWait, how can they get MAC address if you're not on the same network segment as they are?
- jpalomaki 13y agoAndroid powered device is probably sending the MAC address of the WiFi router along location information back home.
- skeletonjelly 13y agoMaybe the BSSID. Similarly identifiable, different layer.
- Keyframe 13y agoThis, along with another comment about street view cars collecting wifi info... I'm speechless.
- aryastark 13y agoGoogle Street view cars collect WiFi data as they drive by your location. See here: http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/ http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/
- Keyframe 13y agoWow, it never occured ot me they would be doing THAT.
- jpswade 13y agohttp://samy.pl/androidmap/ http://samy.pl/androidmap/
- twism 13y ago... or maybe someone in China has your Google login credentials?
- jpswade 13y agoThat's unlikely - Google notifies you if you login from an unusual location.