That's connection history. CSI motion detection software storing information it collects would be entirely independent of that. How much it saves and for how long would depend on the size of the router's memory.
Opensource tech to do the same thing has been in the hands of the people for a long time. This is just a different way of doing it without motion sensors.
Ok... your comment history says you don't know "times tables" past 5x and that a link was "unreadable" which I checked and it was fine. Izzat you, Mister Bond?
Anyway, whatever the secret plan is, please hit the big red button ASAP so we can all thank you!
That's because Xfinity offers motion sensing as a feature, which requires this tech in the router. Presumably it's configurable and costs extra to turn on.
I don't think a person has to carry anything. The tracking is based on measuring the interference a moving person (or a dog) creates between the router and a connected device like a range extender or a networked printer.
From what I've just read, the tech doesn't seem ready to identify people yet. It can supposedly detect hand gestures, but facial recognition I seriously doubt. But that's probably just a matter of improving the tech. See this article for more info.
Very interesting concept. I was curious about how in the hell this could be done. This article explains the general method.
When an inert object like a person moves around between the router and stationary connected devices like computers and printers, it interferes with the signal. The pattern of interference plus math can be used to plot the movement of the object - and even measure subtle changes like hand gestures. Home security software from companies like Xfinity can already use this tech to send you an alert when something is moving around in your house, without needing additional hardware. Imagine an informercial where a guy holds up a handful of "clumsy motion sensors" with wires sticking out of them, and "confusing instructions". Not if you just let your router do it!
As far as being a new and sinister means of surveillance, evil companies could already theoretically tap into anybody's motion sensors or security cams. The difference with WiFi tracking is that you wouldn't necessarily know it's there.
If you're technical you might like enjoy this article that explains how the tracking works. Basically the router can perform math on the interference created by objects moving around the room. It seems like this would have to be part of the router firmware, which doesn't sound like a standard feature. But if it is, the fix would be to install modified firmware with that function disabled. The smoking gun will be if somebody gets into DMCA trouble for doing this.
I've been irritated since around 1979 when we stopped being "personnel" and became "human resources". It's always puzzled me that there was no massive backlash to that.
I find the maturity level miles above reddit. Or maybe years-since-middle-school above reddit would be more accurate. Having said that, doomscroller mentality is still strong in the fediversre, but that seems inescapable. And tbh Lemmy and PeerTube are the only parts of the fediverse I use, since I'm not on Instagram or the various other things with federated alternatives.
Sorry, I misstated the article - yes, what Jaczak modified or forked seems to be a networking plugin. What I get out of the article is that Bambu says the plugin is "separately delivered" software which they claim means it doesn't fall under the AGPL. The way I interpret it is that there's an unresolved dispute whose technicalities I don't know enough about to have originally taken Jarczak's side on. Maybe you do but for now I'm going back to being neutral. I agree putting pressure on the guy if they have no grounds for it is wrong - if that's what they did.
That's connection history. CSI motion detection software storing information it collects would be entirely independent of that. How much it saves and for how long would depend on the size of the router's memory.