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Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy (www.sciencedaily.com)
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The reason the FCC is only allowing the sale of state approved routers in the US?

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[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 114 points 1 day ago (8 children)

"This technology turns every router into a potential means for surveillance," warns Julian Todt from KASTEL. "If you regularly pass by a café that operates a WiFi network, you could be identified there without noticing it and be recognized later -- for example by public authorities or companies."

Later...

Inexpensive or older routers either don’t store history at all or keep it for a short time.

Newer models can store more information for more extended periods.

https://www.thetechwire.com/how-long-does-a-router-store-history/

[–] morto@piefed.social 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We used to recommend people to run the newest stuff possible, but we came to a point that maybe it's better for us to keep with older tech for a good while

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 7 points 16 hours ago

Or go to more civilized countries for vacation to get not backdoored hardware.

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