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javl
9y ago
Thanks for your in-depth comment. As you found out, this whole things is pretty unclear and it really depends on the phone/vendor (or combination vendor and software version) . While testing I've noticed some phones use their own
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javl
9y ago
Ha, that would be awesome! Feel free to clone the Github repo and implement it ;)
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javl
9y ago
I believe recent versions of IOS still do this in some form, but they use random MAC addresses. But even if recent devices don't send out probe requests anymore, there are still many older devices or devices with out-of-date OSes to ma
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javl
9y ago
It is not so much about your device being at many places at the same time (though it is a nice side-effect) as it is about polluting tracking databases. If you normally have 10 people in an area, and all of a sudden there are 2000, you know
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javl
9y ago
One of the things you'll need is a network card with the ability to go into monitor mode, which allows it to see all traffic instead of only traffic meant for your device. I don't think there are a lot of mobile phones that have s
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Linger – Device to create and broadcast a virtual crowd
(jaspervanloenen.com)
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javl
9y ago
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