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UCSD Students Tracking Their Friends' Locations

An Anonymous Coward writes: "The location-tracking software, developed by a 15-year-old student at the university, draws upon triangulation technology. The PDAs figure out their locations by comparing the strength levels of signals traveling from the devices to various Wi-Fi antennas. No GPS Required. Article from Salon here..."

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  1. This is great, but by Left+Wing+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll

    it's already been done numerous times. For instance, these guys