So using Sammys app, it nailed me right down to the address. Using the script, it was 1 street and a couple houses off.
Chris On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
