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minus-squarexorollo@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDoes owning my own hardware prevent the service provider from getting this data?
minus-squarewheres_frank@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYeah, they used something like fluctuations in the WiFi signal, so you can turn it off. I suppose they could broadcast secretly without an SSID, but there are apps that will show it, so I doubt they would. They can also see more than just movement: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a42575068/scientists-use-wifi-to-see-through-walls/
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoCould also Faraday cage the isp supplied router.
minus-squareisaaclw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThey would have to have access to the wifi piece specifically, so asside from them hacking the router, which is unlikely… It makes it a lot less likely.
Does owning my own hardware prevent the service provider from getting this data?
Yeah, they used something like fluctuations in the WiFi signal, so you can turn it off. I suppose they could broadcast secretly without an SSID, but there are apps that will show it, so I doubt they would.
They can also see more than just movement: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a42575068/scientists-use-wifi-to-see-through-walls/
Could also Faraday cage the isp supplied router.
They would have to have access to the wifi piece specifically, so asside from them hacking the router, which is unlikely…
It makes it a lot less likely.