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Researchers Use Ordinary WiFi Connections to Create Images of Nearby People and Their Surroundings - Slashdot

Published by Slashdot.org 16 August 2026 at 18:22
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Researchers Use Ordinary WiFi Connections to Create Images of Nearby People and Their Surroundings - Slashdot
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Science Daily reports: Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within seconds. In tests involving 197 participants, the system iden…

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