Passive WiFi Tracking Posted February 26, 2014 by Edward Borrowed from: http://edwardkeeble.com/2014/02/passive-wifi-tracking/
In the last year or so, there have been quite a few stories on the use of passive WiFi tracking by advertisers, retailers, and analytics startups. Most of these articles focus on the significant privacy and security concerns associated with this practice, but few of them get into the details of how the technology works. Having built a similar system for my project, Casual Encounters, I think I can explain some of the inner workings of these systems, how to avoid being tracked, and how, for research purposes or to determine their own level of exposure, someone could build such a system. I will state that I am by no means an expert on wireless networks, signal analysis, or anything of the sort, but I have conducted a fair bit of research and trial and error, and it works for me. Your mileage may vary; don’t try this at home; etc, etc.
When a WiFi client (phone,