IIRC they were sniffing for WiFi and recording MACs associated with GPS
coordinates. They could do this with their Google Maps mobiles, but also
with Android phones. Stuff that all into a database, and suddenly you
can know approximately where you are based solely on the MAC addresses
of any nearby WiFi hotspots.
They got in trouble because they also "inadvertently" recorded data
traffic too.
bp
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On 9/22/2015 7:37 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:
I think all they got in trouble for was checking connectivity on open APs.
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*From: *"That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]>
*To: *[email protected]
*Sent: *Tuesday, September 22, 2015 12:47:23 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ot windows 10 maps knows where i am
I knew about google and apple doing that, but I thought they got in
trouble. I didn't know Microsoft was, it makes senses.
I assume there is no way to see this database?
I need to wrap my house in tin foil now
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Josh Luthman
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Google started doing this like 10 years ago, how are technology
people so far behind =P
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On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Based on the wifi access points near you.
When a cell phone sees a wifi network it reports back to a
mothership the GPS coordinates. When your laptop sees the
access point the mothership tells it where you are. Scary eh ;)
On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, That One Guy /sarcasm
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
I made the plunge the other night to 10, its pretty cool.
Im concerned however that when it asked to use my location
its right near me, on a laptop, not phone, no gps and a
clean install. How is it getting this info?
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