For a while they had a paid program, I had a Windows Mobile app I could run with an external GPS dongle that would record wifi APs and location, upload to skyhook, who would occasionally cut me a check for my trouble. I made tens of dollars!
Interesting, wondering why Apple doesn't restrict the queries to its server using a certificate that would be pinned on the devices, etc, so at least you would need a legit iPhone/Mac to be able to do a query?
Looks like an open version of SkyHook from way back in 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless
For a while they had a paid program, I had a Windows Mobile app I could run with an external GPS dongle that would record wifi APs and location, upload to skyhook, who would occasionally cut me a check for my trouble. I made tens of dollars!
Ohhh, there was money to be made with war driving? I just got points on a German bb forum.
I started rotating my BSSID weekly after I learned Apple and Google abused it to track the location of people and devices.
Permanent hardware or software IDs, such as the Windows GUID or machine-id on Linux (systemd) are inevitably abused for surveillance sooner or later.
You have all the good intentions, but since no one else does this around your location, I don't think you're achieving anything.
You mean, they used it so people trying to use their maps apps didn't have to wait several minutes for a cold GPS fix?
How do you coordinate across all of your devices?
Isn't this just wha WIGLE does?
Basically except it's using an Apple service for the backend.
Which will likely get cut off at some point.
Why would it be cut off? Doesn’t Apple use this on devices?
Cool. This'll go nicely with my hackslab and tinfoil hat upgrade.
Interesting, wondering why Apple doesn't restrict the queries to its server using a certificate that would be pinned on the devices, etc, so at least you would need a legit iPhone/Mac to be able to do a query?
Are you imagining some certificate unique to each device? What would prevent someone copying it?