> Researchers.. developed.. a biometric identifier for people based on the way the human body interferes with Wi-Fi signal propagation.. CSI in the context of Wi-Fi devices refers to information about the amplitude and phase of electromagnetic transmissions.. interact with the human body in a way that results in person-specific distortions.. processed by a deep neural network, the result is a unique data signature.. [for] signal-based Re-ID systems

nashashmi 5 days ago | parent [-]

Tracking people walking through malls. Or even better: tracking everyone in the sidewalk of a NYC street after they commit a crime and where they end up at.

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palata 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Don't we have phones for that?

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anonporridge 5 days ago | parent [-]

That only catches the stupid criminals, which to be fair is most of them.

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palata 4 days ago | parent [-]

Not sure how many criminals that catches, but phones most certainly track everybody.

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nashashmi 4 days ago | parent [-]

The CEO killer in NYC could have been tracked this way.

	▲	cluckindan 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Or they just used the services of DomainAwareness.com

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pempem 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah yes, tracking everyone. The one system that only leads to good outcomes.

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lemonberry 5 days ago | parent [-]

Well, we know that tracking "everyone" would only lead to tracking a subset of everyone. A subset with a lot less money and power than those in charge of the tracking. Much like the guard or observer in the panopticon.

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nashashmi 4 days ago | parent [-]

It might cause people to carry WiFi jammers.

	▲	transpute 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> WiFi jammers Any active RF broadcasting device would function as a "look at me" homing beacon.