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Wi-Fi network could recognize who you are even if you off your phone

Summary by Tech Radar
Ordinary Wi-Fi networks can reportedly identify people without cameras or consentKASTEL researchers achieved nearly 100% identification accuracy across 197 volunteers testedWi-Fi signals can reportedly reveal people from different viewing anglesA new study suggests that ordinary Wi-Fi networks could be repurposed to identify individuals without cameras, sensors, or their knowledge or consent.Researchers from KASTEL, the Institute of Information …
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Tech Radar broke the news in Bath, United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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