Ordinary WiFi could become a powerful new form of invisible surveillance. Using standard wireless signals and artificial intelligence - researchers demonstrated a system capable of identifying people. (www.sciencedaily.com)

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[-] kristina@hexbear.net 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

jesus, 100% accuracy over 197 people? basically the only way to be a private person then would be to live in the woods with no internet

i assume it works similar to an airport scanner if it isnt gait analysis, it measures your actual body. excited to have the anti-trans wifi alarm go off when you try to enter the correct bathroom. also incredibly hard to do crime, maybe there is some sort of way to obfuscate your body to make it look like you have large hips (drag gear!) but wont be detected as clothing

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 23 points 4 days ago

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago

Maybe glueing aluminium foil to the clothing to spice up reflections can help.

[-] DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net 37 points 4 days ago

The end stage of leftist conspiracy theories vs libertarian ones again rears its head:

"You're wearing tinfoil because you believe mole people are trying to microwave your semen with 5g. I'm wearing tinfoil because a public study released showing wifi can be used like sonar and it's literally not even a secret they just published the papers you can read it on a normal website. We're not the same."

[-] tocopherol@hexbear.net 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

In 2020 my mom lived in a place where most people didn't mask, she said "If anyone gives me shit I'll say I'm doing it to block the government facial scanning technology." It's interesting that it's a legitimate reason to wear a mask all the time these days.

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

Even better if you print a face on the mask.

[-] Salah@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago

😭

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

probably dont even need it on the outside just do it around your torso under clothes or something, could probably sew it into a mask as well. theres likely a way to do this comfortably, sew it into a second shirt or something