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MIT Wireless Campus Tracking Users

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-possible-misuse-here dept.

* * Beatles-Beatles writes to tell us the Associated Press has an interesting article about MIT's newly upgraded wireless network. The new network not only allows internet connectivity, but allows people to view how many people are logged on at a particular location. If the user has opted to make their information public the network will even allow you to see personal information on each user that is logged in.

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