On 25 April 2011 10:57, Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, do you get the same results with both the script and Samy's page?
I tried Sammys app and it didn't get a location for any of the 3 MACs that I tried with the script. Robin > Thanks, > Adrian > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 4:20 AM, Jim Halfpenny <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I got exactly the same behaviour with my non-android phone and home >> router, a location bang in the centre of a nearby town. Perhaps google >> have lowered the resolution of the service in the uk? >> >> Jim >> >> On Sunday, 24 April 2011, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 24 April 2011 18:50, Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The topic of Android phones reporting the access points they see back >> >> to >> >> Google interests me. I had been talking to Kevin Johnson about it just >> >> last >> >> week. Today I heard about Samy's project from ISD: >> >> >> >> http://samy.pl/androidmap >> >> >> >> But awhile back at Hack3con, DaKahuna showed me this script: >> >> >> >> >> >> #!/bin/bash >> >> if [ $# != 1 ]; then >> >> echo "# Google Gears WiFi Geolocation API query, by >> >> ShadowHatesYou" >> >> echo "# [email protected]" >> >> >> >> echo "#" >> >> echo "# Use: $0 MAC " >> >> echo "# $0 00-C0-26-A9-42-F7" >> >> echo "#" >> >> exit; >> >> fi; >> >> >> >> curl http://www.google.com/loc/json -H "Pragma: no-cache" -H >> >> "Cache-control: >> >> no-cache" -d "{ \"version\": \"1.1.0\", \"host\": \"maps.google.com\", >> >> \"request_address\": true, \"address_language\": \"en_GB\", >> >> \"wifi_towers\": >> >> [ { \"mac_address\": \"$1\", \"signal_strength\": 8, \"age\": 0 } ] }" >> >> >> >> It apparently ties a MAC address to a geo-location. When he put in the >> >> MAC >> >> address for my class router, he was able to find it's location when I >> >> had it >> >> on down in Atlanta (I doubt a Google streets car just happened to be >> >> going >> >> by at that time). Unfortunatly, I'd sometimes get bad results from the >> >> script above (it would use my current IP instead of the MAC I gave it >> >> to do >> >> the geo location), maybe Samy's stuff will work better. >> >> >> >> Geo locating the router is not such a big deal I suppose, but DaKahuna >> >> also >> >> said he was able to pic up the location of an Android phone if he knew >> >> it's >> >> MAC address. Anyone care to test this for me? Might be interesting if >> >> you >> >> could track someones location only be seeing their MAC address once. >> >> All >> >> I've been able to replicate is the location of a router MAC. >> > >> > I just tried this script with my MBP, my wifes phone and my own phone. >> > All three come down to the same lat/long which is the other side of >> > the city to where I am but at least gets the city right. >> > >> > Robin >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pauldotcom mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "isdpodcast" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/isdpodcast?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit." ~ W. Somerset > Maugham > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
