HTML5 geolocation would triple the coolness factor.
ok this is spooky, I went on this page with my home computer and it listed my exact address (said I live between 250 and 260 adeleaide st w in toronto and pinned my location on the map. My desktop doesnt have GPS.
http://maxheapsize.com/static/html5geolocationdemo.html
how the heck did it do that?
quite spooky, feels like magic technology
I've turned off in Safari that sites can just collect geolocation data. Or at least, it will ask for Allow when they try to.
When Google went around to collect all the street view images, they also sucked down wireless network SSID's and matched them up with the actual location as recorded by a GPS in the car. So they know if you are connected to X wireless network, there is a very good probability you are physically at Y location.
Those sneaky *******s! lol That has to be it.
So if I change my hotspot name im invisible again?
Those sneaky *******s! lol That has to be it.
So if I change my hotspot name im invisible again?
Not sure what you're trying to say here, can you explain?No, I mean, if your ISP, that range, is known .. It can be used for your neighbor as well as you again.
Erik, go to dnsstuff.com enter in the right input box to look up IP, your own IP.
It will disclose who owns the IP range, where it is registered for.
This is already a step closer to finding what country someone is from, which state, and usually pretty close to a street.
ISP usually are sloppy and cover a bigger range.
But known data from other people can help you narrow it down.
Even if you do not disclose your geolocation details, even a timestamp can determine where in the world at least you are, helping companies narrow down which advertisements are more to your interest. Think .. summer in Australia not being the same months as in Europe.
http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/geolocation/
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