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I could be wrong, but I think he's referring to the discussion of collecting wi-fi data.
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TOR Projet was mentione above:
https://www.torproject.org/
There is an excellent video segment by Amy Goodman for the 4-23-2012 broadcast which you can watch here:...
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What? No, your phone scans for APs while it has WiFi on. It is able to collect the MAC addresses of all the APs it sees.
The real worry is in regards to the phone broadcasting which AP MAC...
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I still like when I use my phone to look at this site and my ads are incorrect by several states worth of distance.
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Your browser doesn't transmit an HTML header when you visit a website :wink2:
The web server DOES know what IP the HTTP(S) request appears to be coming from, though.
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Try using a proxy service to see if it is your IP or just because you are logged into facebook or gmail?
Also try this home depot link
http://www.homedepot.com/StoreFinder/index.jsp#zip=null
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As it happens, we don't broadcast the SSID, and the clients have to enter the info to log in.
Holy cow, that's truly amazing technology.
I'm speechless.
Big brother is watching and there's...
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Interesting! http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/28/justice-department-clears-google-of-wifi-wiretapping/
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It (Chrome) works the same way, scanning for AP MAC addresses nearby.
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It has nothing to do with your browser. Once the web server knows your IP address upon connection(ex. when you visit the webpage) and has the proper geoip module installed (ex. PHP's geoip API:...
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With the assistance of GeoLocation, your browser transmits your IP address in the HTML header when going to a web site. From there, GeoLocation is used to trim down not only what ISP you're using...
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Do you own that bar? Or does your user name just reflect how much you frequent the bar? :beer:
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Yea, the sites use your IP address and so there isn't much you can do about it other than use TOR or another proxy. The location isn't that specific though so it isn't a huge deal to most people.
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Is that Geolocation tied into a a satellite tracking system? Even more awesome yet scary depending on who you are.
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Those services allow a device to locate itself (because the device can determine wireless networks that are near it), not for a server to locate a remote client. The browser can, normally with...
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This is all kinda confusing to a novice, but fascinating at the same time.
Is it Google's street collecting data that bases the location MAP data? Would there be any other way of gathering that...
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Two words. Tinfoil hat.
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While I don't know the software google uses, if I remember back to hacking wep some tools will pick up wifi even if the ssid is not broadcast and the mac will show up even if encrypted (its been a...
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SSID is not needed, the MAC address of the AP is still available. Also, the location services API will scan all nearby available APs and see if it can locate you by one of those.
That's not really...
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Sorry...I should have clarified. I meant using maps.google.com on a web browser, let's say on a PC/MAC. When I am not logged into any Google services and in a private browsing session, I can set my...
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Are you sure it's IP and not the Mac Address of the wireless access point you are connecting to? I know when the Google Street view car rolls by they are logging the MAC address of Accesspoints to...
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Says it right on their website. Skyhook uses MAC addresses of wifi access points.
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/faq.php
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Yeah I think this has something to do with Google's own location API. Physically, my IP address would put me in a city over about 25-30 miles away.
However, going into Google Maps will mark my...
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Going to some sites, like homedepot.com, when I first go there the local store is shown. That's happening with multiple browsers, without my entering any information.
For no particular reason,...
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I don't think pure IP can locate that narrowly. You may have extenuating circumstances like a public WAN or something.
Speaking to OP's issue, I get the same thing but usually it's no more...
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I used to own it and still live on the property.
We do have free wifi in the bar for clients. Calling it my IP was a slip of the tongue. I theorize that the internet provider makes the location of...
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How can I see what this geolocation thing shows insofar as personal information?
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Some IP sites list a point about a mile from here.
Can anyone get closer?
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What a waste of money and resources. There never should have been any question.
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If I had something to hide, I guess that would make me nervous.
You all live in a different world, and I fully appreciate the dangers of being public online in the US, but what's the worst that can...
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Google's map data is based on a number of things:
* Government and other databases (some are free, others like Navteq charge money) of where roads, public transit systems, etc. are.
* Corrections...
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If they didn't know earlier, now everybody knows where you live. All the strangers on SD who didn't care to know either.
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So hold on. How does this have API access to my router to scan for APs? This I don't understand. On Android or iOS I can understand how that works, but I don't see how this has access to my routers...
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ip address?
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It astounds me, how precisely they can locate me by IP.
I'm using my HP Touchpad which has no GPS, so the only thing left is the IP and it locates me within 100 feet. (see attachments)
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No, MAC address of the router is broadcast if you have wireless turned on regardless of if you broadcast the SSID or not. May of the air sniffing programs work by just detecting these and signal...
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Actually, if you're on a tablet, I'm betting you have "location services" enabled in your settings. That gives websites MUCH more accurate info on exactly where you are.
According to HP:...
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If we are talking about detection based on IP alone you get general area . you can see what they see by going here http://whatismyipaddress.com/
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most of the time via IP they do the region ISP hub or the location of the box for that loop. That is about how close they can get, on cell phones they can get possible get closer.
The issue is...
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I logged onto a web site the other day and they welcomed me by my first and last name. Well, that kind of freaked me out. Then they asked me how my cat was doing, and called it by its name as well....
