Ordinary WiFi networks could quietly become powerful surveillance tools, allowing people to be identified without cameras, special sensors, or even carrying a connected device. Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within seconds. In tests involving 197 participants, the system identified individuals with nearly 100% accuracy, even from different angles and regardless of how they walked.
  • Shortstack@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Because of course we need another dystopian surveillance network to worry about

    I wouldn’t be surprised if a convert-to-Mennonite/Amish movement took hold as the veneer of modern life continues to erode

    • taj@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I don’t want to convert to the Amish. But, we are definitely reaching a point where I’d like to revert to… Idk. Late 1990-2000s, maybe early 2010 technology. And ditch all this AI, surveillance bs of the late 2010-2020s!!!