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▲ claytonjy 5 hours ago

Vaguely similar, since electrical wires emit EM fields that are disturbed by human bodies, you can use a special camera to see who's in a building based on those disturbances. I'm not sure how high-fidelity or easy to spoil it is, but this was real technology at least 15 years ago.

▲HoldOnAMinute 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

xfinity is now selling a security product based on seeing people in your home with Wi-Fi signals

▲goatlover an hour ago | parent [-]

Security or surveillance product?

▲cluckindan 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a feature in modern wifi routers and every single one is capable of detecting presence of multiple people within an apartment. With some training, movement can be distinguished from the data.

▲mikehollinger 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Philips Hue light bulbs can also do person detection if you have a few of them and the right kind of hub.