WhoFi uses Wi‑Fi signal distortions to fingerprint individuals without visual data Deep neural network maps signal changes to identify people with near‑perfect accuracy Academic research opens new ...

Hi-tech surveillance technologies are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you want sophisticated devices to detect suspicious behavior and alert authorities. But on the other, there is the need to ...

Researchers at La Sapienza University of Rome have developed a new system called WhoFi that can track individuals by analysing their movement using Wi-Fi signals. Interestingly, WhoFi doesn’t rely on ...

TL;DR: Researchers in Italy developed WhoFi, a biometric tracking method using WiFi signal distortions caused by individuals to create unique identifiers. This deep learning-based technology enables ...

Surveillance systems in science fiction and thriller movies always look far too futuristic, with some even sporting systems that can pick out a specific person in a crowded city street. Despite how ...

Once upon a time, in their startling report titled “Bigger Monsters, Weaker Chains,” ACLU analysts Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt argued that the US was quickly becoming a full-blown “surveillance ...

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Have you ever gotten the feeling lately of somebody watching you and you having no privacy? It might not be just a dream. Between cookies, cameras, and the like, much of our access in both the real ...