For a while they had a paid program, I had a Windows Mobile app I could run with an external GPS dongle that would record wifi APs and location, upload to skyhook, who would occasionally cut me a check for my trouble. I made tens of dollars!
Mashimo 46 minutes ago [-]
Ohhh, there was money to be made with war driving? I just got points on a German bb forum.
drnick1 3 hours ago [-]
I started rotating my BSSID weekly after I learned Apple and Google abused it to track the location of people and devices.
Permanent hardware or software IDs, such as the Windows GUID or machine-id on Linux (systemd) are inevitably abused for surveillance sooner or later.
S0und 3 hours ago [-]
You have all the good intentions, but since no one else does this around your location, I don't think you're achieving anything.
anigbrowl 2 hours ago [-]
Isn't this just wha WIGLE does?
jcims 2 hours ago [-]
Basically except it's using an Apple service for the backend.
Which will likely get cut off at some point.
mcculley 54 minutes ago [-]
Why would it be cut off? Doesn’t Apple use this on devices?
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oulipo 4 hours ago [-]
Interesting, wondering why Apple doesn't restrict the queries to its server using a certificate that would be pinned on the devices, etc, so at least you would need a legit iPhone/Mac to be able to do a query?
mcculley 44 minutes ago [-]
Are you imagining some certificate unique to each device? What would prevent someone copying it?
doublerabbit 4 hours ago [-]
Cool. This'll go nicely with my hackslab and tinfoil hat upgrade.
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For a while they had a paid program, I had a Windows Mobile app I could run with an external GPS dongle that would record wifi APs and location, upload to skyhook, who would occasionally cut me a check for my trouble. I made tens of dollars!
Permanent hardware or software IDs, such as the Windows GUID or machine-id on Linux (systemd) are inevitably abused for surveillance sooner or later.
Which will likely get cut off at some point.