Sorry, but for anyone giving reports as to if it worked on not, please specify if it was the script or Samy's page.
Thanks, Adrian On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Joel Esler <[email protected]> wrote: > Mine wasn't even in the same town, let alone street, block, etc. > > Miles away. > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Kim White <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sammy's app worked for me although it was off by a few blocks. >> -- >> KimW >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:38, Chris Teodorski <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit." ~ W. 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