The Spy Who Came in From the Wifi: Beware of Radio Network Surveillance
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A researcher warns about the risks of radio network surveillance, highlighting the ease of intercepting sensitive data over WiFi and cellular networks, sparking discussion on the importance of encryption and secure communication protocols.
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dinkelberg
3 months ago
This article has a bad name. It is about very reliably detecting individuals near WiFi networks, regardless of whether they carry a device with them, by decoding unencrypted WiFi signals. The title makes it sound like generic "beware of Internet surveillance" stuff.
b2ccb2Author
3 months ago
Paper: https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000185756/16810098...
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